Word: ran
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...trouble throughout the afternoon. Hamm had about the easiest match of the day as he disposed of the Lord Jeffs' number one man, 15-10, 15-9 and 15-10. The power and consistency of Hamm's shots kept his opponent in constant trouble, and the Crimson captain ran out the match with little difficulty...
Harry Pratt's luck finally ran out on him midway through the second period. After Dick McLaughlin was sent off for hooking at 4:21, the Crimson goalie watched the puck drift by him as he lay on the ice, but a B.C. forward missed the open cage...
...jump nervousness. "The moment I fear is just standing there waiting to go." He used to cover his ears as the loudspeaker announced the jump he was about to attempt. When he broke his own record in the Knights of Columbus meet in Boston (where he first ran the hurdles -"It loosens me up"), Thomas did it during the climax of the big mile race. With all eyes on Miler Ron Delany, Thomas quietly soared to unmatched heights...
...test operations, the bureau used a light airplane to spot herring schools approaching the channel between Great Diamond and Peaks islands. When a school was sighted, the bureau's boats ran a 1,200-ft. length of perforated polyethylene pipe out into the channel. Air pumped into the hose by a compressor bubbled out through the holes. When the herring came to the white curtain, they turned aside, swam along it into the trap...
After the two touring companies of Auntie Mame ran afoul of the movie and decided to pull up stakes, and after the New York Li'l Abner company died in Toronto and Sunrise at Campobello sank Jan. 6 in Toledo, with total losses of about $200,000, the lists last week showed only seven shows on tour. The reason was no secret. Subscription-sponsored tours, such as those promoted by the Theatre Guild through 23 cities, have a fighting chance, but big-name actors no longer like to hit the road, and road-show audiences are no longer satisfied...