Word: swing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Labor proposed to bring in a chairman from the outside who could swing the aldermen to the Laborites...
When the wind blows, tournament golfers say, the men are separated from the boys. By that yardstick, Samuel Jackson Snead was a man. His booming drives and classic swing always drew a large and enthusiastic gallery. Where Sam usually died was on the greens. But in the Masters Tournament at Augusta last week, even Sam Snead was blown askew by winds. He took a one-over-par 73 the first day, a 75 the second...
Coach Bill Barclay will use six of the men from the southern swing, since he won't choose the regular team from the 30 candidates for another two weeks. His squad will include Bill Rickenbacker, Herb Mce, Bob Matson, Dick O'Keefe, Jack Denton, and Sam Seager...
McInnis had nothing but praise for his club's performance on the southern swing. "The Navy game was the best game I ever saw," he said. "Beautiful plays, beautiful plays. I thought they'd blow wide open down south." Actually, the Crimson made only four errors all in the infield--during the three-game junket...
...that the Missouri Waltz be established as Missouri's official state song. He introduced a bill to make it so. Then, to be sure all his fellow legislators could hum what they were voting for, he invited the orchestra of Missouri's Lincoln University (for Negroes) to swing through it for them. There was only one thing Snyder forgot: the lyrics...