Word: pit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...mile and three-quarter contest, to be held in connection with the hundredth anniversary celebration of the Union Beat Club, will pit Harvard M.I.T., and B.U. against the English oarsmen. The British squads will race March 24 for the privilege of making the trip to America...
Scientists have known for over 50 years that the great, round pit near Canyon Diablo, Ariz, is a meteorite crater. In Scientific Monthly, Dr. H. H. Nininger offers proof that it was made not by one but by two great meteorites hitting close together...
Robert O'Hearn's settings and the lighting effects of Miles Morgan contribute much to one's illusion of sitting right in the middle of the pit of the Globe Theatre. A large share of the credit for the hilarious comedy scenes is no doubt due to the direction of Albert Marre. He has created a comedy which the Brattle Theatre staff can well be proud of as their 50th Jubilee Production...
...Robert Richards took a clutch on his vaulting pole, charged down the stretch, and launched himself at a crossbar 15 ft. 1 in. high. Over he went and down, asprawl, into the pit on the other side...
...glamorous tradition. Still lurking in the shadows of the old gilt and plush house are the ghosts of the Met's hallowed past, when Sembrich, Lilli Lehmann, the De Reszkes, Melba, Caruso, Farrar and Chaliapin graced the stage, and Gustav Mahler and Arturo Toscanini ruled the pit...