Word: walkaway
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Carmine De Sapio says and does for the next few months will be topics for endless speculation by politicians and pundits. For De Sapio's political skills will go a long way toward deciding whether the Democratic Derby is to be a real horse race or a Stevenson walkaway. As Harriman's political trainer, and as a man who has spent a lifetime preparing himself for the part of kingmaker, De Sapio is one of the most fascinating figures on the U.S. political landscape. He is a new kind of Tammany tiger...
...National League, the race was beginning to look like a walkaway. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who have led the league since the middle of May, were still far out in front. Backed by three members of the 1951 All-Star team-First Baseman Gil Hodges, Second Baseman Jackie Robinson and Catcher Roy Campanella-the Dodgers have not been less than 4½ games ahead of the second-place Giants for a fortnight. Even when the Dodgers are in a slump (they won only two of seven games last week), the rest of the league has obligingly protected the Brooklyn lead...
...comparison of times and distances on paper don't indicate any three-figure walkaway for the Elis. It should be something like 85 to 55. It could be closer...