Word: rare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...three little French bulldogs which were his only companions led their lonely lives. Here, too, the widow kept many of his choicest antiques, which at the time of his death a year ago last June, were valued at over $100,000. Among his collections were rooms filled with rare old glassware, century-old clocks, antique furniture, and priceless old books...
...times a disconcerting clearness of vision, and a wealth of real understanding about a lot of things that he regards as important. . . . "One great need ... is a good 'contact man'-someone who can interpret the college to Ferguson and Ferguson to the college. He must be a rare man, but he can be found...
Like a chauffeur that can hang curtains, or a cook that can crochet, a baseball pitcher that can bat is a rare and 'desirable possession. Last week, a committee of sport writers voted one such "most valuable to his team" of all players in the American League this season...
...games for this fall, they hoped that they would find that their tasks had been simplified. Instead, they found that the rules of the game, already sufficiently complicated, had been made even more battling than before. Since 1923 old rules have been altered and new rules introduced and with rare exceptions, each alteration has brought its complication or series of complications...
...baseball. The new director has had no professional coaching experience, but he was a pitcher of the first rank in his undergraduate days and has since played considerably in amateur and semi-professional circles. He brings to his new task a deep practical knowledge of baseball and a rare ability in handling...