Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hull, Congressman from the 16th District of Illinois-how he registered on various bills, how he is regarded by unbiased observers so far as legislative ability goes. . . . Your thoro unbiased and courageous reports on national affairs and on individuals lead me to ask whether you can and do furnish to your readers . . . a report on the record of any particular member of Congress. . . . EVERETT M. DIRKSEN
...sometimes said that for prestige and power, for responsibility and reward, the three "biggest" elective offices in the U. S. are: 1) President of the U. S.; 2) Governor of the State of New York; 3) Mayor of the City of New York. Job No. 2 sometimes leads on to Job No. i (Van Buren, Cleveland, Roosevelt). Sometimes it does not lead there (Hughes, Smith). From Job No. 3, however, since the rechartering of New York City (1898), no man has advanced from...
William Leland Thompson Jr. '32, of Troy, New York, has been elected captain of the Freshman crew and will lead the eight in its next and final encounter with Yale at New London June...
There were two out in the ninth inning with the Pennsylvanians holding a 7 to 4 lead. The initial and keystone sacks were occupied by pinch-hitter Ketchum and Nugent as McGrath connected with one of Hensil's curves for a smashing single, scoring Ketchum. Captain Donaghy lined out the next pitch to send the diminutive second baseman across the rubber and the tying counter to the hot corner. As the visiting hurler started working on Prior, one of the Crimson's leading sluggers, the Harvard leader put himself in a position to score the winning run by stealing second...
...University diamond forces, combining eight hits with the ineffective pitching of two Lafayette pitchers, amassed an 11-run lead in the first three innings of yesterday's game, to win by a 16 to 7 score. There was a noticeable drizzle throughout, and the contest, despite sporadic moments of brilliant fielding, was marred by nearly every miscue known to baseball...