Word: shorters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...However, the men working in Boylston Reading Room feel that their jobs are disproportionately hard compared to the other libraries, and that they should receive a higher hourly wage or shorter working periods," he added...
Standout performers for Coach Green are the brothers Gale, a pair of huge, talented operatives. Bob, who measures six foot five, was the leading scorer in the Ivy League four years ago, while Jim, an inch shorter, is regarded as just a shade less proficient than his elder brother. These two lads are dwarfed by one Ed Peterson, a six-foot-nine-inch performer who was previously used as a reserve, but may start at center against the Varsity...
...some churchgoers outside his parish did not approve. One suggested "a better way of dealing with the situation-i.e., by making sermons shorter and more interesting." Replied the vicar: "Our sermons . . . are preached primarily for the benefit of adult members of our congregation. The Faith is too large to be put over in five-minute doses...
Playing the first of a sixteen game schedule, the Freshman basketball team romped to an easy victory over the shorter, less experienced M.I.T. Jayvees 74 to 44 on the Indoor Athletic building court Saturday night...
Height was the great advantage enjoyed by the victors. With Lionette and Rockwell only an inch shorter than Daily, and Covey at six even, the Freshmen controlled the backboards. Several times Rockwell was still able to tap the ball in after failing on the first few attempts. Covey used a one-handed shot to score three times from beyond the foul line...