Word: slot
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ride on a bus next morning. The driver took one look at him and asked: "Is this the Reverend?" Replied King: "That's right. How much?" Told that the fare was 15? (it had been 10? when the boycott began), Martin Luther King dropped his coins in the slot, sat down with a white companion. When his trip ended, King murmured thankfully: "It was a great ride." Another who had a great ride that day was Mrs. Rosa Parks, who had started it all. She gazed peacefully out a bus window from a seat of her own choosing...
...most improved player on the team is Larry Sears. He was undefeated last year in the eighth and ninth positions, and has made a tremendous jump up to the number three slot this season. Barnaby is "very impressed with Larry's improvement" and points to the additional power which Sears has added to his game as being the major factor in his rise to third singles...
...other backfield positions the Big Red lacks depth. Behind Boland, Coach Lefty James has an untried sophomore in Tom Skypeck. Moreover, the Big Red lacks depth. Behind Boland, Coach Lefty James has an untried sophomore in Tom Skypeck. Moreover, the Big Red has less depth at the halfback slot than in recent years. Bob Hazzard, another sprinter, heads the list of sophomore candidates for this position...
...tackle slot poses the biggest problem for the Big Red. Junior Roger Garrett is the only returning letterman. He was the starting left tackle last year. At right tackle, James is forced to call on Dave Carl, a sophomore who played on last year's freshman team...
...help. Most observers agree that although he has cut deeply into a big Lausche lead Bender is still behind. But George Bender himself is booming with confidence. Says he: "Everybody who's ever run against Lausche has played dead for him. But he's picked the wrong slot this time...