Word: pack
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hustling Aggies had one obvious goal: stop S.M.U.'s big (6 ft. 8 in., 225 Ibs.), high-scoring Jim Krebs. They surged about the outsized center like a pack of frantic terriers to seal him off from teammates' passes. But at half time. S.M.U. Coach E. O. ("Doc") Hayes deftly changed offense, told his players to shoot from the outside to force the Aggie defense away from Krebs and then, "when Jim is free, feed...
...driving rain washed the front-runners right out of the money in the final round of the Los Angeles Open golf tournament. But former P.G.A. Champion Doug Ford splashed out of the pack with a 280-stroke total to edge Florida's Jay Hebert away from the $7,000 first prize by a stroke...
...Take your premium now-pay later" scheme to spur the sales of their Holiday cigarettes. Customers select a premium gift (e.g., a Zippo lighter for 255 coupons), make a down payment of 15 Holiday coupons, sign a pledge to pay the balance of the coupons (one to a pack) as they smoke...
Characteristically, Bogie went out belting. On Saturday night, the Homely Hills Rat Pack--a crowd of millionaire and movie star drinking pals--met as usual at Bogie's to trade barbs with the "head rat." Lauren ("Baby") Bacall, his fourth wife who first drew his attention in To Have and Have Not when she told him, "If you want anything, all you have to do is whistle," presided as "den mother." Monday morning the children went off to school as usual...
...saddest football season in history (2 won, 8 lost) had many an Irish alumnus-including Brennan's predecessor and mentor Frank Leahy-screaming for the scalp of young (28) Coach Terry Brennan. But Notre Dame's president, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., silenced the pack by giving Brennan a timely vote of confidence: "Coach Brennan was engaged in 1954 on a verbal agreement for three years . . . we are now re-engaging him for next year...