Word: put
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Bowman plan not only proposed to put Pitt on a simon-pure basis, eliminating 35 annual football scholarships for freshmen and other forms of subsidy, but it restricted coaches from newspaper writing, radio appearances, endorsements of athletic goods. Jock Sutherland stood for all these things with fairly good grace, willing enough to die for a simon-pure Pitt if the opposition was to be equally simon-pure. But when new Athletic Director Jimmy Hagan set out to fill the Pitt Stadium, toward which Jock's teams had earned $600,000, by signing up Ohio State and Minnesota, Jock Sutherland...
Ever since early last month, when the Boston Bruins body-checked and spilled the pressing New York Rangers, most hockey fans have recognized the Bruins as the National Hockey League champions. Early last week the Bruins settled the matter beyond doubt, beating the Detroit Red Wings to put themselves completely out of reach of the pursuing Rangers...
When Manager Ross sold ailing veteran Goalie Cecil ("Tiny") Thompson to Detroit (TIME, Dec. 12) and put Rookie Brimsek in the nets, Boston fans raised the Garden roof. But Eddie Shore, who had been an early holdout, came to work, gave Rookie Crawford many a pointer, all season gave Rookie Brimsek the stoutest defense any goalie ever got. Upshot of that was that Brimsek was this season's No. 1 goalie. Art Ross's other prize performer was 22-year-old Roy Conacher, brother of famed Pucksters Charley and Lionel. Throughout the season Roy has pounded home...
Borican led the pack through the half in an incredible 1153.2. Then Glenn Cunningham went out after him. At the end of five laps, with only the bell lap to go, Glenn was on the flying Negro's heels. Down the backstretch, Glenn put on his famous finishing sprint, tried to edge around Borican's shoulder. But Borican, wise in track ways, moved out. When Glenn tried to slither inside him, he moved toward the rail. He was still in front as the pair flashed over the finish line. When the time was announced the crowd went wild...
With new 41-ton Boeing 314s about ready to be put in service on the trans-Pacific run, Pan American Airways will need lots of passengers to fill the seats of these 74-passenger flying boats. Last week it set out to get them. Its action: fare cuts of 20 to 25%. Samples: San Francisco-Honolulu, cut from $360 to $278; San Francisco-Hong Kong...