Word: tossing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After five weeks of trial, the prosecution last week rested its case. Judge Gagliardi denied a pro forma defense motion to dismiss all the charges against Stans and Mitchell, though he did toss out one count of obstructing justice. That left 15 others standing against the two former Cabinet officers...
...this is 1974. And this year's crop of speedballs has produced, thus far, no outstanding pretenders to Secretariat's throne. As a matter of fact, the three-year-old picture is a toss...
...rest of the team, however, looks good. Junior Jim Harrell will pitch for the Crimson today against the Lions, with veterans Mike O'Malley and Milt Holt slated to toss tomorrow against Penn...
...against Clark without the aid of a hit, after striking out. Mackey's third strike was dropped by the hapless Clark catcher, who then threw wild to first, giving Mackey the base. Mackey then advanced to second on a wild pitch, scampered to third on another wild toss and finally came home on yet another errant throw from the pitching mound...
BEACH'S OTHER reactions to the situation included staring at walls and going to desperate parties. Which was the greater waste of time was a toss-up. Staring at walls had no bad after-effects, but it was also a little difficult to justify to other people. Harvard students generally have this ridiculous misconception that they make good conversation, and are all too ready to inflict it on their friends/victims. Beach found most of them as boring as he found himself, and though an inbred civility made it impossible for him to get rid of them as quickly...