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Jordan said after practice that he was spending more time on offense this week in an effort to sharpen up the Crimson's ground and air game, which has been spotty in the two contests played thus far. He commented that the varsity did not control the ball enough against Cornell and Columbia to get its attack working smoothly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eleven Works On Pass Plays In Long Drill | 10/19/1950 | See Source »

...Edith Sitwell, poetess of Britain's famed Sitwell clan, explained why critic-baiting was her favorite sport: "I can't resist sharpening my wits on a wooden head any more than a cat not sharpen his claws on a table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Speaking Up | 10/2/1950 | See Source »

...always just in advance." What is the novelist's-or any writer's-object? "To whittle down his meaning to the exactest and finest possible point. What, of course, is fatal is when he does not know what he does mean: he has no point to sharpen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Kind Lady | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

...lineup for the regular team right now is not finished business, by any means. What little practice time remains will loosen some swings and sharpen some eyes, but it will not guarantee any man a place on the squad...

Author: By Albert J. Feldman, | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/30/1950 | See Source »

...years, Harry Truman was going to climb into the ring for the 1950 congressional elections and take on some of the ruggedest heavyweights in the Republicans' stable. By mixing work with three weeks of lolling under the Key West sun, the President and his advisers hoped to sharpen up for a big tour that will take him across the U.S. and back in May. Just about every trend spotter, word shaper and evil-eye caster on the President's staff was on hand to condition the champ and polish up his footwork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Nonpolitical Politics | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

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