Word: win
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...abused, the plan was replaced by a twenty-five cents admission charge until it was found that all too few settlement children could afford this amount. Men who attend the Virginia game will have the satisfaction of knowing that they are watching more than just a football game, that, win or lose, the team will be gaining friends for Harvard...
Brightest spot in the Cavalier season, which also includes a 33-0 drubbing by Navy, was their 34-0 win over William and Mary. Their star is triple threat Jim Gillete, 182 pound halfback. Jim is very much o.K. with his toe, as his ten punts averaging 51 yards in the Columbia game evinces...
...Presidential elections in succession it is normal at the next election for the Outs to increase their strength in Congress. In the landslide of 1936 Democrats were elected to some 50 seats in the House from districts which might be classed as normally Republican. Therefore, if Republicans win back less than about 50 seats, the coming election will be a Democratic victory. If they win 50, more or less, the outcome will show no significant trend in national politics. If they win substantially more than 50 seats the outcome will be a distinct set-back for the New Deal. Since...
...famed post-War standard brands of play. Each coach teaches his own version of the Notre Dame or the Warner-or a cross-breeding of both-varying his attack to suit the talents of his players and to upset the calculations of his opponents. Although tackling and blocking still win most football games, contemporary coaches must have a fat bag of offensive tricks (some have as many as 200). What the 1938 coach sees in his pipe dreams is a magician at every position-not only to fool his opponents but to please his public...
...Hamity intercepted a Foley serial, but Joe Gardella, now in for Cohen, intercepted one himself and ran almost to the pay zone, where he journeyed on the ensuing play. The final touchdown was a Foley to Bob-Burnett pass, again set up by an interception, this time by end Win Jameson, in for Don Daughters...