Word: sling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pouring down gin-sling...
Bliss, who earlier in the season injured his elbow, was apparently favoring it when he was hurled into the boards at New Haven last Saturday. He managed to escape reinjuring the elbow, but severely bruised his shoulder in the process. The arm was still in a sling yesterday...
...loving house guest was Hotel Heir Nicky Hilton. At week's end, the Waynes agreed to agree on money, but John still intended to have his day in court. Hollywood was touched by his pained candor as he drawled: "I deeply regret that I'll have to sling...
...yard field at Annapolis with rough & tumble abandon, the men of Army and Navy were on the warpath again. Object of the game: to hurl a 5-oz. India rubber ball into a 6-ft.-square net, using a webbed hickory stick as a combination scoop and sling. If a member of one of the ten-man teams happened to clobber a rival with a stick, or send him sprawling on his face, it was all part of the game. The stakes of honor were considerable, involving not only the traditional Army-Navy rivalry but also the national collegiate title...
...week's end, Pop was out of the hospital with his puffed-up hand in a sling, his left hand proudly brandishing a letter from his captain recommending his promotion to staff sergeant. "This time," he said, without too much confidence in his voice, "I'm going to make it stick. After all, I retire in two years...