Word: toughness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tough one for the Crimson to lose. Prior played the best game of his Harvard career, guard Walt McCurdy was hitting well from the outside, and at times, the varsity defense looked inspired...
...varsity swimming team "may and it kind of tough here and there" in their intercollegiate opener against M.I.T. at 8:30 p.m tonight in the Blockhouse pool, Coach Hal Ulen said last night, "but on the whole we shouldn't have much trouble...
Nevertheless, things are tough. The Bruins have already proved that they possess an exasperatingly good goalie in Don Whiston--he made 48 saves in last week's game--as well as one of the trickiest first lines this side of Dartmouth. Tony Malo and Johnny Casey have picked up considerably more than the fundamentals of the game back home in Canada, while their linemate Bobby Davidson is no slouch...
Selectors gave special consideration to men who played both offense and defense (an increasing rarity under the two-platoon system). This favored all-around players like Notre Dame's Lineman Leon Hart, and made it tough on headline heroes like Army's Stephenson and Stuart, who rode the bench when the other team had the ball...
...that businessmen are working for profits. Profit... is the ignition system of our economic engine. The importance of profit must be recognized and utilized. Government should assume that businessmen are honest and have the welfare of the country at heart. Many people are inclined to think that businessmen are tough, selfish and hardboiled. In my experience, I have found them to be no more tough and selfish than any other group...