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Word: slots (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Like an extra figure in an intimate photograph, the fifth token will lie stealthily in the pocket, only to reappear invariably when something else is sought. Craftier folk will attempt to stuff it into telephones, slot machines, parking meters, and the like, without notable success. At last, the aggravated token holder will trudge through the turnstiles once again, step from the platform, betwixt the sliding doors to disappear forever in the oblivion of a one-way trip to Jamaica Plain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Here to Lechmere | 5/11/1954 | See Source »

Coach Stuffy McInnis' lineup for the game will be the same as the winning combination he sent against the Big Red. Dick Hoffman will lead off the batting order and cover left field. Bill Chauncey will hold the center field slot and bat third, and Don Butters will play in right as usual...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nine to Face Brown Today If Weather Favors Contest | 5/11/1954 | See Source »

Phillip J. McNiff, librarian in charge of the Lamont Library, which annually collects close to $4000 in fines, has not disapproved of the plan. His only request was that books be placed through a slot in a locked wooden box to avoid stealing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sophomore to Return Books for Bellboys | 4/22/1954 | See Source »

Then again, there is the "Penny Just SO Saves Nine" technique, but this is entirely restricted to real artists. By casting a penny down a nickel slot so that it hits on an angle roughly corresponding to ten o'clock on the coin, the dime bell will ring. Tricky...

Author: By William W. Harvey, | Title: Phonemanship | 4/17/1954 | See Source »

Kirkland has three representatives: left forward Red Brennan; Joe Green, holder of the league's scoring average with 17 points per game; and Neil Borts in the left guard slot. Three members were also selected from Lowell: right guard Larry Corser; center Cliff Alexander; ander; left guard Roger Golde...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rinehart and Wintergreen Quintets Meet in Inter-House All-Star Game | 3/8/1954 | See Source »

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