Word: laking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Cronin isn't certain of his starting pitcher, but if the lineup he used against Boston College yesterday is any indication, both the hurler and the rest of the club should be pretty much the outfit which will represent the those all season. PROBABLE LINEUP Forts, 2b ss, Lake Clark, rf rf, Fox Heath, lf 2b, Doerr Fitzgibbons, c lf, Simmons Flynn, of lb, Lupien Gallagher, 3b of, Garrison Slattery, 1b 3b, Taber or Newsome Gleason, ss 'c, Peacock Berg...
...promises of aid, that U.S. forces live like kings while Chinese troops grovel like beggars. Whereas the Japanese economic tactic was once plunder, it is now construction and trade. The Japanese armies lash out, not to demolish the Chinese armies, but to scorch Free Chinese earth, as in the Lake District. There are also appeals to the future: whereas the Allies have promised to give up extraterritoriality after the war, Tojo's government announced that on March 30 Japan would give up concessions in Amoy, Hankow, Soochow, Hangchow, Tientsin...
...highlands of Bolivia. The" Pacha-Camaj" (Gods of Fertility) then sent down their own sons, the "Paka-Jakes" (Eagle Men), to create a new race of their beloved Aymara people, all of whom had been snowed under by Kun. The Paka-Jakes settled on the land around holy Lake Titicaca, recreated the Aymaras, and named the province Pacajes after themselves...
...children, got rid of bad ghosts and made things tough for his enemies. In the small Aymara pueblos of the Altiplano and among the Indies who worked the copper mines near the Chilean and Peruvian borders, his name was spoken with reverence. On festive days thousands of Indians crowded Lake Titicaca's shores, watched in awe and admiration as Paka-Jake swam: no mortal, sensible Indian would think of swimming in the holy water which is also ice cold...
Besides, he prefers the lesser orchestras for their eager responsiveness. During the past season he has also directed the symphony orchestras of Seattle, Salt. Lake City, New Orleans and Montreal. A large section of the U.S. concertgoing public has heard Sir Thomas prove beyond question that the first requisite of a fine symphonic performance is not a great orchestra but a conductor of Sir Thomas' own shining ability...