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Word: stolen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...oldsters were right that escape was not so certain. Six weary years dragged themselves out: lumberjacking or road-building under armed guards, restless hours in prison, philosophising, swearing, gambling for "mômes," the girlish boys who were possessed by carnal strongmen. With luck bits of wood could be stolen and carved into salable boxes, or penny errands might be run for the slave-drivers, and bit by tarnished bit the price of attempt at freedom could be bought. Five hundred francs would bribe a bushman to paddle one convict across to the jungle, and buy a few days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Devil's Island | 5/28/1928 | See Source »

...base hits Hardie, Wilner. three base hits connell, Wilner. Sacrifice hits Connell, Nugent, Tasjian, Wilner Stolen bases Thomas, 2. Burns, Rembhalte Hits oft Barbee, 6 in 4 innings off Cutts. 6 in 4 innings. Struck out by Walker. 8: by Barbee. 3. off Cutts. off Walker. Hit by pitcher by Cutts. Dentsche Empires Livingstone and Hopkins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RED AND BLUE NINE TOPS UNIVERSITY IN 7 TO 3 WIN | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

...base stealing department, Burns still heads his teammates with 11 to his credit. LEADING THE VAN HIGHEST AVERAGE Hardie, .409 MOST RUNS Chase 21 MOST HITS Burns, 24 MOST DOUBLES Donaghy, 5 MOST TRIPLES Hardie, 6 MOST HOME RUNS Donaghy, 3 Lord, 3 MOST STOLEN BASES Burns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BATTING AVERAGE DROPS AS FIELDING MARK RISES | 5/18/1928 | See Source »

...base hits--Lord, Whitney, Three base hits--Anderson, Burns, Prior. Home runs--Donaghy 2, Chase, Lord. Stolen bases--Burns, Chase 2, Donaghy 2, Willis. Sacrifice hit--Chase. Struck out--by Whitmore 9, by Whittemore, 2; by Hingston, Bosnert, and Simmons, 1. Hits--off Whittemore, 9 in 2 innings; off Hingston, 3 in 5 innings; off Bosnert, 6 in 2-3 inning; off Simmons, 2 in 1-3 inning. Base on balls--off Whitmore, 1: off Hingston, 2; off Whittemore, 1. Wildpitch--Whittemore. Passed ball--Willis Umpires--Halloran and Stafford. Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NINE OVERWHELMS MIDDLEBURY TEAM | 5/16/1928 | See Source »

...base hits--Prior, Savage, Shevlin. Three base hits--Cahill. Stolen bases--Savage, Phelan, Harrell. Sacrifice hits--Chase, Harrell. Hits--off Barbee, 7 in 2 1-3 innings: off Cutts, 4 in 6 2-3 innings. Struck out--by Barbee, 3; by Cutts, 1; by Fons, 5. Base on balls--off Cutts, 2; off Fons, 5. Double plays--Cutts to Donaghy to Prior; Prior, unassisted. Left on base--Harvard 10, Holy Cross. 2. Passed ball--Phelan. Losing pitcher--Barbee. Umpires--Stafford and Kelliher. Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRONG CRUSADER TEAM WINS, 8 TO 5 | 5/10/1928 | See Source »

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