Word: outfitted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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John Hays Hammond Jr., famed inventor: "For some weeks past, I have been in Rome, during which time I saw Premier Mussolini, presented him with a five kilowatt broadcasting outfit of the selective wave or narrowcasting type. . . . Last week, in my apartment in Palazzo Massimi, I was lighting an old-fashioned gas water-heater, when it exploded, severely burning my face, eyebrows and hair. Although I am suffering considerable pain, I hope to be completely recovered in two weeks...
...most popular questions for wager or debate in the late nineties was, "Can any outfit stop the Pennsylvania 'guards back'?" And the sons of the same pessimistic gentlemen who offered to eat the first steamboat that ever crossed the Atlantic invariably answered, "It can't be done!" In other words, the general verdict was that when an irresistible force met an immovable object, the object stopped being immovable, and that was doubtless a part of Mr. Woodruff's philosophy when he engineered the inception of the smashing drive that no line seemed able to withstand...
Both contenders this afternoon have broken even with their early-season opponents. The 1930 outfit has lost to Andover by 6 to 0, and defeated Exeter by 2 to 0; the Worcester schoolboys dropped the opening tilt to Dean Academy, 13 to 0, but struck their winning stride against the Brown Freshmen, whom they out-scored...
...Pinkerton '27 is easily the outstanding player on the team. He is considered one of the best riders in college ranks and will be at his old position at back. This is the third year that Pinkerton has captained the polo combination. Two seasons ago he led the University outfit to an intercollegiate championship, and last spring he piloted the Crimson riders to second place...
Moore and McGehee were the most potent factor in the triumph of the Crimson scrub outfit, each contributing two touchdowns, and rarely failing to make substantial gains through the Coast Guard line when they were given the ball...