Word: shots
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...labor spent on constructing and tearing down the commencement platforms would, spread over a period of years, surely be enough to hollow out a good bit of the Yard. Of course, once the lot is constructed, the expense of hiring watchmen might be prohibitive. Such an area would be shot full of dark corners, and infinitely more dangerous to undergraduate morals than a co-educational library. But if Boston, the citadel of careful manners, can risk it, the College should be able to take a few digs in the interest of its motorized clientele...
Yale, helped along by a 20 point burst in the last two events, the discus and shot, beat Army for the team title by 1/6 of a point, 45 7/10 to 45 8/15. Penn, with 34 points, was third, followed by Princeton, 28; Navy 22 11/15; Columbia, 21; the Varsity; Dartmouth, 12 1/5; and Cornell...
...never gave up. After the U.S. Civil War ended and the French had marched out of Mexico, Emperor Maximilian was dethroned and shot. Thereafter, Mexico, free and independent, celebrated the Cinco de Mayo as its national holiday...
...armed escort from the Arabs' national headquarters, you might be fired on, attacked by a crowd as a Jewish spy, or arrested. It is difficult to switch from one side to another (after May 15 it may be impossible) and there is always the risk of being shot...
...call from Jones in Louisville asking him to ride Lawrin, a 9-to-1 shot in the Kentucky Derby. "Not me," says Eddie. "I want no part of him." But Jones talked him into it, and Eddie got the biggest wallop of his life ("You only win your first Derby once"). The next time it was Whirlaway, and the Triple Crown. This February, the chances of Arcaro riding Citation for Ben Jones were about 100 to 1 against. Eddie, up on Assault, had crashed into Ben's pride & joy, Armed, in the Widener Handicap...