Word: scoring
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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According to the Census Bureau, 2% of the total U. S. population was jobless. Mississippi and South Dakota tied for low score with only ½% of their inhabitants unemployed. Joblessness reached its peak in Michigan where 3.3% could not find work. New York, with the largest jobless list (364,617), was 2.9% idle. Computations of unemployment on the basis of total populations have been seriously criticized on the ground that they do not show the true relation between workers and those seeking work. Census estimators unofficially figured that the number of unemployed was 5.2% of the gainful workers-that...
...famed Marksman Rufus A. King, 1921 winner of the Governor's cup. Short and slender for his 14 years, he looked out of place beside his competitors as they went out to shoot 25 birds to decide the tie. A handicap in trapshooting is sometimes given in score, but usually in yards. At Vandalia, while 8,000 people stirred with excitement, young King shot at the 16-yd. line, Casey at 17, Scott at 18, Crampton at 21. The guns banged loudly, 25 times each in the tense stillness of the shoot-off. Scott missed his second bird, Crampton...
...Class AA championships: Frank M. Troeh of Portland, Ore., with the perfect score...
...favorite racquet. She took another one. She was getting more depth on the ball now and Miss Morrill, forced on the defense, could not work her nice forehand so effectively. Betty Nuthall took the set and then, as Miss Morrill suddenly faltered, ran out the match. Score...
...Gene Sarazen. with a score of 278: the Western Open golf championship at Detroit, by seven strokes...