Word: kicking
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...intimidate the council-that 2,000 bluecoats would quit en masse if the law was passed. The firemen-at least on the surface-struck the same defiant pose. The association not only gave Purcell a vote of confidence, but decided to continue his salary out of union funds and kick through with all the money he needed for his defense...
...Strangways strode angrily across St. James's into White's and, when Bevan and Sir John left the club shortly after, followed them outside. Fox-Strangways' family motto is Faire sans dire-deeds without words. Silently, he landed a kick on Bevan's broad backside. The minister stumbled down the last half-dozen steps, was hurried into his car by Sir John. The Air Marshal declared later that Bevan behaved with "great restraint and dignity...
Next day Sir John complained to White's committee, which apologized to Bevan. Then the club announced Fox-Strangways' resignation. Said one well-born Briton: "I'm afraid they're awfully upset about it at White's. I mean to say, you should never kick a guest. Might have kicked Slessor for taking the fellow there, though-damned odd thing...
...lights. To wealthy Portlanders he became a pest. He buttonholed them in the Arlington Club, badgered them with photographs of needy students, demanded contributions to his scholarship fund. He begged from businessmen all over the state. When they gave him their stock answer-"Dammit, Mac, I'll kick in for you, but why do I have to do this for Reed?"-he delivered them a stern lecture on the values of a liberal education...
...Wilt's timing was way off. He ran the first three-quarters in a stodgy 3:11.6, leaving 23-year-old Gehrmann plenty of finishing kick. Gehrmann scooted past in the last 70 yards, won by a clear seven. The time (not fast, not slow): 4:12.4. In Boston next night, Gehrmann repeated the lesson, won by ten yards in the time...