Word: oval
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Avenging their previous 11-5 defeat at the hands of the Jumbos, the Crimson nine, paced by the twirling of Slim Curtiss, staved off a last inning Tufts rally to emerge victorious from the enemy Oval 4-2 Saturday afternoon, disappointing the cheering Alumni Day crowd...
...vast crowds in Indianapolis last week, two men were killed and four injured in two spectacular automobile crashes during races preliminary to the 25th annual 500-mi. Sweepstakes on Memorial Day. When this final event came, however, the 150,000 yelling fans clustered around the 2½-mi. brick oval did not get the ultimate thrill. Death took a holiday. Of 33 starters, 14 dropped out with motor trouble, only one had real trouble-a crash which knocked out both driver and mechanic. First to finish was dapper little Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis, who set a new record...
This is because the head of George VI is of unusually long and narrow oval shape...
...silver; another necklace of larger beads, apparently of silver; a third one of amethyst, carnelian or faience and a fourth which appeared to be of cylindrical stone beads. Other ornaments were a sort of bib and two wristlets, apparently of faience; three scarabs, apparently of stone, and an oval seal ring. Unwrapping a mummy without destroying it is ticklish business, but Director Winlock plans to try it in order to get at these treasures...
...rolling lawn behind the White House. He promptly became the centre of a large gathering of mixed gender, for it was the annual occasion on which he shares the limelight with its authors, his annual photograph with White House newshawks. The rite performed, the crowd followed him into the oval reception room on the ground floor of the White House. There he sat and made gay quips as if he had nothing in the world to do. Actually he was a dreadfully busy man, for that day he was having a final conference with his Budget Director, appointing and having...