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Word: took (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Belmont came back in the fifth, when Leigh Quinn smacked a four-bagger to drive in three men and tie the score at 4-all. The Crimson then took advantage of good base-running and a squeeze play to grab a lead and held...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '52 B Nine Beats Belmont by 11-8 | 5/12/1949 | See Source »

Munch's training for a musical career started almost from his birth. This event took place at Strasbourg in 1891 at a time when the Alsace was part of Germany. But, as Munch explains it, "true Alsatians have always remained French, as the country itself has remained a French province ..." His father, Ernest Munch, was organist at Strasbourg, professor at its Conservatory, and founder of the celebrated choir of St. Guillaume. The organist of that church at one time was Albert Schweitzer, author of the great work on Bach. He is a relative and close friend of Munch, and participated...

Author: By F. BRUCE Lewis, | Title: Charles Munch Becomes New Conductor of Boston Symphony This September | 5/12/1949 | See Source »

Leverett defeated Lowell, 4 to 2, and Adams beat Kirkland, 4 to 5, in golf. Eliot took an automatic win from Dudley, which decided not to field a team this season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Nine Slugs Bunnies, 16-3; Eliot Noses Out Winthrop, 8-7 | 5/10/1949 | See Source »

Benny Sills, owner of the clothing store, estimated loss at $8,000. The thieves cleared one entire shelf of suits and had started on another before they left. They also took a new shipment of white tuxedoes as well as the store's complete stock of seersuckers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clothier Suffers Second Robbery Within 2 Months | 5/10/1949 | See Source »

...heavy debt from the failure of the Shaw play has influenced both selections for this year. "Amphitryon 38" was played up in the advance publicity as being very sexy, etc., and consequently must have disappointed some patrons. This spring, the HDC took a very daring step it brought in a Hollywood actor and a press agent with a limitless credit account. The amount of money spent on "The Man Who Came to Dinner," is rumored to be up in the 5-digits, but the Club apparently is going to be able to meet its old debts from the profits...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: From the Pit | 5/10/1949 | See Source »

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