Word: lows
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ball past the University forwards, only to have the edge of their attack turned by the sterling play of the defense men. Although the Crimson forward line showed a marked improvement in aggressiveness, its inability to coordinate in front of the Technology goal was partially responsible for the low score...
...good form are almost unique in U. S. public life. Few other fig- ures could have administered so impressively the prefatory rebukes to the Brown Derby which Spokesman Hughes uttered. He charged Nominee Smith with indulging in "cheap ridicule," "diatribe," "absurd tirades." "He [Nominee Smith] has stooped too low to conquer. . . . One's sense of fairness is affronted," said Mr. Hughes. "He misrepresents the position of Mr. Hoover and attempts to distort the meaning of Mr. Hoover's fine presentation of the true liberalism...
Philadelphia. After the icy rebukes of Charles Evans Hughes?that he had "stooped too low to conquer," etc., etc.? it was not surprising that Nominee Smith was boiling inwardly on his way to Philadelphia. His wrath became apparent during the delivery of his Philadelphia speech, in the bitterness of his tone and the fre quent unleashing of angry "ain'ts," which discreet shorthand reporters corrected into ''is nots" and "have nots" but which there was no concealing from the radio audience...
...Olympic race at Amsterdam last summer came to the U. S. in order to race for Promoter Bill ("Easy") Pickens. Last fortnight in Manhattan, he ran against Joie Ray whom he had beaten, by a last minute sprint, at Amsterdam; with frightened looks behind him and a low scooping stride. El Ouati beat Ray for the second time by seven laps. After this race it was planned to send El Ouati and Joie Ray on a tour of U. S. cities, beginning with Boston and Philadelphia...
...strength in the U. S. copper industry. One pound of metal, which cost 13 ? "a year ago and 15? a month ago, last week brought producers 16?. On the Manhattan stock exchange, copper stocks went to new post-war highs. Anaconda stood at 89¾, as against a January low of 54. Granby Consolidated rose from 43? 1 to over 78. Kennecott reached 124¼ a new high for all time...