Word: kicked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Doff, a Kick...
Next year the A.Y.H., which admits anyone "between four and 94," expects to double its numbers (last count: 15,317). Nobody worries whether new members will kick up mischief. Says one A.Y.H. official: "Anyone who is willing to give up smoking and drinking, go to bed at 10, and stay outdoors all day, is bound to be a wholesome sort of person...
...Razor's Edge nonetheless rates a round of applause for trying to be a movie with an Idea. The real trouble in this case: the movie technicians-including the director-are far too clever and too efficient for their material; it has become dangerous to let them kick an Idea around-unless it is a very, very robust Idea. By the time 4.000 competent craftsmen have focused their cold lights on Mr. Maugham's little sermon, pulled it through 89 dressy sets, photographed it tenderly from every possible angle and spiced it up with a thrilling musical background...
...starting right half and substitute center half on the formal Varsity eleven this season, Mavor turned in consistent performances. A strong runner with a long kick, he was especially good in scrimmages and scrambles for the ball. "I've always liked the way Hunt plays," Coach MacDonald said yesterday, "and I could not ask for a better captain...
...saga of Chip Gannon and Levi Jackson, due for three more years of exploration, started with a bang . . . . Levi looked very much like a frightened freshman in the opening quarter as he fumbled, stumbled, and then got off a kick on the bottom of his shoes . . . . Chip performed like a veteran, gaining the praise of both sides . . . . Jackson came back later in the game with a series of fine plays . . . . he almost went all the way once, but was stopped by a flying block by Gannon...