Word: slow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thought of the women he saw. "They have naked necks," he said. He grew a little tired of taxicabs and tuxedos, of nightclubs and subways and electric lights and elevators. Whenever these things were shown him he was expected to look amazed; to say "By jingo" in his slow, thick voice. He wanted to please the captain; he must keep on being surprised. . . . Perhaps these men with pencils would be surprised if they saw a great island covered with seals like flies on a lump of sugar. Perhaps they would get stuck if they had to walk for five days...
...Jones turned in a medal-winning 143, which included a 70 composed of 16 pars and two birdies. One George Craig Jr. of Pittsburgh handed in a score that averaged a flat two strokes a hole more than Jones. Between these two came a discrepant assortment of gentlemen, from slow-moving little Rudolph Knepper, onetime Princeton captain, with 147, to wavering, uncertain Watts Gunn (Bobby Jones's Atlanta playmate"), who just managed to qualify with a second round of 83 after a bad first round of 80. A certain George Von Elm of Los Angeles was down the list...
...Haven, Sept. 24,--The estate of H. W. Walker has made such slow progress in the construction of the new arena in this city that it is now evident that there is no chance of completing the building in time for the approaching hockey season...
...Special emphasis," declared Coach Casey," will be placed on the dormitory teams this year. The coaches will be constantly on the lookout for promising men on these teams, whose development may be slow at first, but who eventually turn into first team material...
Service For Two. Your Englishman on the U. S. comedy stage is a slow-witted, honorable nobleman. Place such an one in Room 1913 of the Hotel Alabaster, his newly wed wife in Room 1914, his careless, former sweetheart in Room 1912, and the best of the worst will ensue. Every time hubby is on the point of explaining all, some one knocks at the door. Hugh Wakefield cleverly stutters, gasps, grimaces, after the established manner of approved farce-comedy spouses. Pretty Marion Coakley contributes a vivid piece of work as the unextinguished Hollywood flame in Room 1912. All this...