Word: shots
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...before, in Philadelphia, he had loosed one warning shot toward Ed Martin, who was trying to tie up the delegation in a holding action until he released them himself. Said Duff: "That's the kind of stuff that made the Pennsylvania delegates so ridiculous in 1940 . . . Before they realized what was going on, Willkie had the nomination...
...Angeles, Frank Stranahan, big-muscled British amateur golf champion, slipped out of bed, selected a No. 3 iron, drew back for a long approach shot, and thus persuaded a burglar to stand still and be good till the police came
...look hustled back to town to find a bookie and make a bet. Walcott's odds, once a tempting 4 to 1, fell sharply. By week's end, they were 11 to 5, and would probably be lower by next week when Jersey Joe takes his second shot at Joe Louis' crown...
Muscle Memory. The first day Ben fired a 67 (four under par) and was tied for the lead. The tension seemed to sharpen rather than scuttle his game ("Keeps me awake"). Carefully, before each shot, he went over it in his mind, a trick to get "the tempo" of the stroke, in effect making the shot before he hit the ball. He calls it "muscle memory...
...economy last week felt a strong new shot of inflation. The prospect of higher prices and steady profits-and the announcement of Air Force and Navy orders (see Aviation)-pushed the bull market to a new high. The parade was led by oil and aircraft stocks, notably Grumman, which felt prosperous enough to declare a 100% stock distribution (the stock rose five points in two days). The Dow-Jones industrial average...