Word: turf
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Born & Dies. O'Flaherty's chosen people are the Aran islanders, who live "in primitive simplicity, as their ancestors had lived for thousands of years." Turf and cow dung are the fuel, kelp dragged from the sea is the fertilizer; potatoes or fish are the food. A rasher of bacon represents luxury, and a dry cow may make the difference between starvation in winter and life for another year...
...most aggressive team it has faced in some time. Again, however, the Bears were the only side to utilize the West Coast's substitution for injuries rule, although as the final whistle blew, Crimson scrum half Charles Levine and flanker John Chalsty were both lying unconscious on the turf. Neither suffered lasting aftereffects...
...photo to separate the four; Jockey Eddie Arcaro had booted Nashua home by a head. Second was Social Outcast, third the tired Sailor. As a first dividend for his new owners, Nashua earned $92,600, boosting his earnings to $1,038,015, making him the second millionaire horse in turf history, just $47,745 poorer than Citation...
Ever since the first running of the Washington, B.C. International at Maryland's Laurel race track three years ago, the turf-course classic has been a favorite among foreign horsemen. Entries are by invitation only, and Venezuelan Engineer Dr. Carlos Vogeler Rincones was a sad caballero indeed when his bay colt El Chama was passed over in favor of another Venezuelan-owned colt named Prendase. Sure that he owned the better horse, Dr. Vogeler cabled the race committee, offered to pay all expenses himself (about $5,000) if El Chama were given a shot at the $65,000 purse...
...went into the end zone, intended for Lewis. Lewis bobbled the ball, but before it fell to the soaked turf, Kennedy picked it up for a touchdown. Bing Crosby converted to make the score...