Word: tour
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Franklin Roosevelt drafted him in 1935 as chairman of the Social Security Board. After a tour as director of the International Labor Organization, he went to blitzed and bleeding England...
Harvey Love, coach of Freshman crew from 1936 to 1942, has returned to Tom Bolies's staff after a four year tour of duty with the Navy and will be available to prepare the Varsity for its first formal season since the beginning of the war, since Freshman crew will not be resumed until next fall...
Jane Russell, hypermammiferous comeon for The Outlaw (see CINEMA), bravely bounced into a personal-appearance tour with the movie she made five years ago, but somehow the spontaneity was gone. At a Chicago cocktail party, swarming newsmen found her just as advertised. Miss Russell informed them: "I'm sick of talking about myself." On her movie: "They should have let Billy the Kid lie where he was." She eyed her admirers, observed: "How they drool...
...strong point on the court is his backhand, expertly backhanded: Bobby is "amusing, acts awfully young for his age [28] and doesn't mean half what he says." Not yet in prewar form, he was still confident: "There's no doubt about the final outcome of the tour. When I play him, he can't control the game at all; I'll either win or beat myself." Usually no self-bettor, Budge had his dander up this time, made a $1,000 side bet with Riggs. Said he: "I'm betting with Riggs because...
...Their last series tour in 1942 (which Budge won easily) was played with a $25,000 guarantee for Riggs, and 60% of the gate for Budge. The tour made no money; Budge collected 60% of nothing. Said Bobby, pocketing his $25,000 check: "Congratulations...