Word: rods
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Twenty years ago Duke Ellington rode into the big time on a gunman's rod. A Philadelphia theater had him under contract but that didn't stop the burly boys sent by Harlem's Cotton Club which wanted him for their new show. One of them told the Philadelphia manager: "Be big or you'll be dead." The quaking manager gave up Ellington. The Duke and his jittery band arrived at the Cotton Club a few minutes before opening time...
Winning pitcher Rod Davis held the Lawrence batsmen to a total of three scattered hits, one of them a double in the last frame by the opposing moundsman...
...vain dreams? See how the kings of the earth stand in array, how its rulers make common cause, against the Lord. . . . Princes, take warning; learn your lesson, you that rule the world. Tremble, and serve the Lord, rejoicing in His presence, but with awe in your hearts; kiss the rod, do not brave the Lord's anger, and go astray from the sure path. When the fire of His vengeance blazes out suddenly, happy are they who find their refuge...
...tight bunching of Gerry Genn, Larry Griffin, Rod Nordblom, and Captain George Shedd in the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th slots clinched third position for the Crimson over a strong M.I.T. entry...
Graham Taylor of New York is the outstanding cross-country man and also jumps, while Sewell Faulkner, Rod Norblom, Dee Bogert, Dick Rich, Frank Seabury, and Don Justus fill out the listings. Bogert, a transfer student, and Justus, a first-term Freshman, are not eligible for intercollegiate competition but are allowed to participate in meets under Ski Club auspices...