Word: sprung
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...following faceoff Dartmouth sprung a two-on-one break on a surprised defense, and Mike Hollern converted Bobby Moore's pass into a goal. The varsity finally aroused itself to action, and Greg Downes scored from the left point as Vietze screened the goalie at 10:09. But Vietze cooled off the attack by drawing penalties...
...Leopard Skin. Among the blacks there had sprung up a quasi-religious group called Abako, which Belgian newspapers brushed off as merely a tribal organization. Originally it had been formed by the Bakongo tribe of the south as a sort of protective union against the harder-working and more favored Bangalas. But under the leadership of a slight, timid-looking but steel-willed fanatic named Joseph Kasavubu, 41, it gradually turned its anger upon bigger targets...
After a scoreless first quarter, the Elis struck for two second period touchdowns as Mike Phillips and Wally Pflug scored. Early in the third period Mike Green sprung free on a trap play and romped 87 yards...
Lord Beaverbrook's Empire-thumping Evening Standard delightedly grumped: "To many in this country, it must seem regrettable that the movement to galvanize the Commonwealth should have sprung from Ottawa rather than London." By and large Britons were pleased at their cousin's bumptiousness; the Times headlined approvingly, CANADA'S RIGHT TO SHARE THE BURDEN...
...diets for Seeing Eye dogs, prolonged their lives as much as 30%, a boon to the blind, who no longer have to replace dogs as often. Dr. Morris' line of prescription foods now sustains almost 50,000 dogs, extends their lives as much as six years. Competitors have sprung up, all selling foods specifically designed for dogs suffering many afflictions of civilization. For overweight dogs Atlas Canine Products, Inc. (a Laddie Boy affiliate) offers Obesodiet, which cuts calories per meal to a Spartan 300. Atlas also has Geriodiet for older dogs, Nephrodiet for kidney sufferers, Protodiet for protein-hungry...