Word: spectacularisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...upon the Wanderers, a team captained by Thomas Hitchcock Jr., famed internationalist, in the finals of the national open championship at Meadow Brook, L. I., and bore off the title 6 goals to 5. Hitchcock, relying on Louis E. Stoddard, onetime internationalist, at back, twice tied the count with spectacular efforts- one a blow from midfield. At the desperate finish, his play was "as a wild man's," but without support. The Midwicks rode together, gave Pedley's brillance a solid setting...
...deliverance of journalism from commercial bondage. "The spirit spread like a benign pestilence and presently it invaded even editorial rooms. In almost every great American city some flabbergasted advertiser, his money in his hand, sweat pouring from him as if he had seen a ghost, was kicked out with spectacular ceremonies. All the principal papers, growing rich, began to grow independent, virtuous, even virginal. No - - - could dictate to them, God damn ! So free reading notices disappeared, salaries continued to climb and the liberated journalist, taking huge sniffs of free air, began to think of himself as a professional...
...Helena, Mont., there died from an attack of bronchial pneumonia a distinguished soldier, General Samuel B. M. Young, in the 85th year of his age. His career could hardly be called spectacular, but it was one of those lengthy records of achievement which occur every now and then in the Army...
Twenty years later he died. Nothing spectacular marked his coming or his going. He had simply served 40 years with merit...
...championship in 1916, and six other big events the same year, Dario Resta had occupied a niche similar to those accorded Barney Oldfield, Ralph Mulford, Ralph De Palma, Eddie Rickenbacker, Harry Grant, Wilcox, Vail and perhaps the Chevrolets-all old-school racers. He was a spectacular driver, daring and popular. He held many records, won the Vanderbilt Cup race twice running (1915 and 1916). He used to drive Peugeots, usually blue...