Word: spectacularisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...York City and its water-system?a highly melodramatic plot to sugar-coat the pill?and, as usual with Mr. Hughes, the pace of the narrative carries the reader along. The Great American Novel still remains un-written?but Within These Walls will undoubtedly make a lavish and spectacular film...
Despite all the spectacular activity against cancer evident in the various "cures" (TIME, May 19 and June 4), the solidest work is being done, as usual, by the concerted efforts of medical research. A British Empire campaign against cancer was organ-ized last week by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, to which Lord Athol-stan has given an additional $100,000. It has the backing of the Lancet, and all the most influential press of England, both medical and lay. The American Society for the Control of Cancer is doing admirable propaganda work. The Crocker Cancer Re-search Fund...
...nine pulled through a difficult schedule with a record of 12 victories out of 16 games, its average for the season being 750. Piling up 146 runs to its opponents 82, the Crimson showed an ability to hit at critical points--an ability which several times was responsible for spectacular ninth inning victories...
...next Saturday at Concord a seventh inning rally that netted six runs and a tenth inning rally that netted five, gave the Crimson a spectacular 11 to 6 victory over Middlesex. After the game, Maher was elected captain by the men who had participated in the two games already played...
...first few innings neither side showed its superiority decisively. With two out in the first inning, Lindley the visitor's second baseman, smashed out a triple, but Knowlton brought the inning to a close immediately afterwards, robbing Hatcher of a single by a spectacular stop of a grounder over second base...