Word: twist
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last year, however, the Blue won the game in the Arena and subsequently lost the rubber contest at New Haven. But this season the story has a different twist, for the Crimson will have to capture two games straight in order to come away with honors for the series. The immediate task in hand, however, is preparing the sextet for the next Big Three clash, which comes a week from today, when the Tiger arrives in Boston...
...public character whom America cannot afford to lose. Each time he reappears in a new film the adjective army passes jauntily before the cinema reviewers and is detailed en masse to support the Coogan picture. This army is at present on the march. With the possible exception of Oliver Twist, Long Live the King (from a novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart) is the best thing Jackie has done. He plays the tiny Crown Prince of a European Principality who is captured by anarchists. It is his first massive production. At no time does he let pompous detail deaden his invincible...
...think we will wait until morning to see which has kicked the other out." At Bewdley he outlined his general policy and said he knew what he was up against. The opposition seized upon the salient point of the Premier-his pipe. Free Trade posters depicted him smoking " Baldwin twist" in it and producing fumes labeled " high prices," with the inevitable John Bull in the background pinching his nose and saying: "The smell is enough." A cartoon entitled...
...moment's glance Stralem seemed the superior player of the two. His American twist service, which he had under excellent control yesterday, was far more prepossessing than Whitbeck's overhead smash; the former's service was fast, crossed the net low, was usually good, and bounded high, while Whitbeck's low bound made it easy to handle. Yet, Whitbeck prevailed, for his return was better placed and faster than was Stralem's. The younger player, Whitbeck, continually outwitted the senior in his placing, working Stralem's backband a great deal...
...former Loomis star, has walked through his matches thus far in short order and so too has Stralem, who yesterday rolled under Beebe-Center, whose record thus far in the tournament had been excellent, to the score of 6-1, 6-1. Both Whitbeck and Stralem use the American twist service, although judging from the playing yesterday, Stralem's is somewhat slower than Whitbeck...