Word: pacing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the output of books increasing at an equal pace, and with such uncertain means for judgment, the casual reader and the book-buyer are put to it to make profitable selections. The desert-island test of a book's value, recently restored to academic popularity, would find little, nowadays, that could be passed...
Weakefield lost out in the semi-finals to the new champion in the hottest fight of the tournament. He tried to match Labreque at hard hitting, but was unable to hold the pace in the strange courts...
Both men started off at a very fast pace in the opening game trying for "kills" an every shot. Dixon jumped into the lead at the start was never headed, winning 15-10. After the first game, both men seemed to tire, and tried to win on their opponent's errors...
...first game Wakefield had little difficulty in overcoming his opponent but in the next two games Dixon steadied down and, although. Wakefield showed a fine style of play, Dixon was able to hold him in check. The pace was too fast to be long maintained, however, and Dixon had to concede Wakefield the fourth game, making the score-even. The fifth was-nip and tuck up to 9-8 with Wakefield in the lead, but here he unloosed several clever shots which won him the game and match...
...standardization of working rules and conditions of employment which also resulted in large payroll increases, and at the same time the cost of all materials consumed by the railroads including coal, was steadily mounting Freight and passenger; rates were also increased by the Federal Administration, but did not keep pace with the increases in wages and other operating expenses. As a result when the roads were turned back to private management on March 1, 1920, it was no longer a question merely of insufficient income, as practically without exception their operations were showing substantial deficits. During the period of government...