Word: slapping
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from the crowd as he twirled around the bar like a human propeller. Quickly, Stattin reversed his hands and direction, crossed his hands on the bar, did several handstands, and capped his performance with a double backward somersault which dropped him to the mat with a sure-footed slap. In all, Stattin won four firsts (horizontal bar, parallel bars, long horse and rings), a second in calisthenics, and a fifth in side horse (where the Illini scored a 1-2-3 sweep...
With a scant 45 invitations for outsiders alloted each fraternity, the non-Dartmouth turnout was rather poor. But the natives are extremely cordial both to guests and occasional gate-crashers. There are liquor, women, and a slap on the back for anyone looking at all disposed to be friendly, and the Dartmouths are liberal hosts...
...division took a look at Dealer Klein. The Small Appliances Division discovered that Klein was pushing sales by whacking 20% off "fair trade" minimum prices; it promptly got a court injunction to stop him from such selling. Confused by the pat from G.E.'s right hand and the slap from its left, Klein announced that from now on he would sell at "fair trade" prices, but he would donate 20% of each sale to any charity designated by the purchaser. By last week, donations had gone to twelve community charities and ten churches. "Anyway," said Klein...
...opener at Dartmouth, 5 to 1. But Captain Normie Wood thinks the varsity will eventually have that punch. Right wing job Bray is still a little hampered by his wrist, broken halfway through last season. He has to keep it tightly taped, but has developed one of the best slap shots on the squad. Captain Wood at center brings up improved strong shots from his position on last year's second line. Dependable Dick Clasby will once again play left wing on the first line...
...result: Williams 68,793, Hetfield 66,796. Across the U.S. Williams' victory was widely analyzed as a slap at the Eisenhower Administration. Williams said he thought his biggest weapon was his pledge to carry on in the path of Eisenhower Republican Clifford Case...