Word: lucke
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson jubilation was short- lived, for the second half quickly took on a decidedly Blue tinge. The heroic efforts of the Harvard defense, particularly Rudofsky, still halted the Eli attackers at a respectable distance from the basket and forced them to resort to mid-court shots. Pite's luck changed, however, and the same sort of long-distance pot-shots which had gone wild in the first half now began to drop through the hoop with disconcerting regularity...
...Hughes elected"): "In the midst of the gravest crisis known to modern history, the United States is making a most dangerous political experiment. It is changing its government without knowing what new policies of government it has adopted, and it is trusting to blind luck to muddle out of the difficulty that it has created for itself...
...Labor Party last year polled 4,102,000, and this year 4,338,000; but as regards seats the luck of the game was with them. . . . Mr. Baldwin was stabbed in the back as no political leader in this country has ever been. Day after day everything was done to spread doubt, discouragement and dismay...
...national poll. Last year some 14,040,000 electors voted; this year about 14,186,000. Then Mr. Bonar Law polled in round figures about 5,300,000 Unionist votes; now Mr. Baldwin has polled practically the same 5,360,000. With regard to seats, the turn of luck was with the Unionists last time; it was against them this time. The two Liberal sections together secured 4,106,000 votes in 1922, and unity has only raised the total to 4,251,000 in 1923. In aggregate votes Socialism has gained more in proportion, but not much...
Although his loss will be severely felt, all who knew him will wish him the best of luck in his new post, and will follow with interest the success of his new crews on the Charles...