Word: snatcher
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...snatcher was last seen fleeing towards Thayer Hall with the pocketbook which contained "quite a good deal of money." Police believed the young thief to be the same bandit who committed a similar robbery Sunday night...
...spent money like a sailor just ashore. With an expense account of about $100,000 a year, he was the town's most avid check-snatcher and tipper, its most unflagging patron of flower shops and buyer of sparkling burgundy (which he called "bubble ink"). His pinkish-blond hair was as much a trademark as his open-throat shirt, his fetish against wearing hats, ties or overcoats. "I'm a publicity hound," he told Cleveland sportwriters when he took over the Indians. And ex-Marine Bill Veeck, who had lost a leg as a result of combat injuries...
Good Old Days. In London, Justice John Finnemore, sentencing a purse snatcher, fondly recalled the time when "men could be flogged for this type of offense . . . The only punishment available today, unfortunately, is prison...
Skinner, another ball snatcher, will be an alternate forward. In the past his game has been sporadic, reached its peak against Nichols when he showed smooth ball juggling and a quick eye for set-up plays. Styles will be popping his distinctive fast and low long shot from forward and guard. Not speedy on the floor, his deceptive passing is an important ingredient in Berg's hoped for fast break offense...
Professional Courtesy. In Decatur, Ill., a purse snatcher politely opened the car door for Mrs. Homer Neal, took her purse, counted its contents, found less than $1. returned everything, tipped his hat, walked away...