Word: matching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Formal soccer relations will be opened with M. I. T. this afternoon at 4 o'clock on the Tech Field when the University booters face the Technology players in the first regularly scheduled soccer match between the two institutions. Previous games have been of an informal nature held largely as practice contests...
Last week, by an international financial coup whose benefits to her will be threefold, France emerged from her dilemma with $75,000,000 loaned to her by the Swedish Match Co., the largest advance ever made to a Government by a corporate enterprise of this kind. France must pay but 5% to the Swedish Match Co. for the money. She saved $1,850,000 in annual interest; she rids herself of the old $70,000,000 issue, a nuisance: (with the new funds it may be called and paid for next March 15); and she obviates possible delicate dickering with...
...Swedish Match Co. controls the International Match Co., a U. S. corporation. This son of its Swedish Corporate parent takes $50,000,000 of the new French bonds. In turn the International will sell to U. S. investors $50,000,000 of its own debentures. They will yield 5% and mature in 20 years...
Powerful and extensive are the diversified interests of the Swedish Match Co. It and the International make matches in 35 countries. On Dec. 31, 1926, net assets were $162,934,000. Much good accrues to them from the deal. Bargaining, they won a stake in the French market hitherto controlled by French monopoly. Match making machinery and raw products for match making are to be sold in France by the Scandinavian concern, their agreement said. In this new trade opening the International Co. is to share...
...seeking to excite manliness in the pupil. Ralph, shamed, said that he would fight. He and another school boy put on great, softly-padded boxing gloves; Principal Rainey stood by with a stopwatch to mark two-minute rounds; teachers acted as referee and umpire; other students watched. The boxing match began. Ralph's opponent whacked him in the ribs and Ralph cried quits before the first round was over. After school he ran home to complain to his parents. They had Principal Rainey arrested for disorderly conduct. Last week in police court the Principal explained his methods of school...