Word: ran
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...York Sun Columnist George E. Sokolsky cited bludgeon-wielding Hearst Columnist Westbrook Pegler as "one Of the most competent reporters in American journalism." Hearst's New York Journal-American ran a half-page promotion ad to be sure that no reader missed the compliment...
...handed clubs were hard to come by, he became a righthander. But he seemed to have little natural talent. Says Denny Lavender, West Point golf coach who grew up with Ben: "He didn't do one thing right. He couldn't putt. As a kid he practically ran at the ball...
...Thanks for the Check." At Buffalo in August, he all but ran Porky Oliver off the course in the Western Open playoff; Hogan had seven birdies and an eagle for a course-record 64. Later when the committee asked him to say a few words, the story goes that Ben seemed reluctant. So a friend got up and said: "I travel with Ben Hogan quite a lot and he has a set speech for these occasions. It goes something like this, 'Thanks for the check...
Like any good businessman or golf pro, Ben Hogan loves to hear a dollar clink. Last year, his gross income ran to almost $90,000. Besides his tournament prize money, he drew down bonuses and royalties from MacGregor Golf, Inc., which uses his name on its topnotch golf clubs. He masterminds a ghost-written golf column for the McNaught Syndicate, and Power Golf has already sold 54,000 copies. He is pressed to give exhibitions, for which he charges $500 on weekdays, $700 on Saturdays and Sundays. Most of his money goes into the bank...
...James Warwick play opened on Broadway in 1935, ran for 119 performances, was later revived. The 1939 Columbia movie starred Chester Morris and Ralph Bellamy...