Word: wizardly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Tennis Club, Larchmont, N. Y., William T. Tilden, II, tennis champion, engaged in a "circus" match, "did wizard tricks with his racquet and ball...
...Jack Jones,*irrepressible Labor M. P. for Silvertown, "Wittiest man in the House of Commons," was said to have "convulsed" his colleagues (with the sole exception of the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George) by saying: "Lloyd George may be the wizard of Wales, but he's the blizzard of Britain...
...Story. Two rivals aspire for the hand of Rita Kilblaine, nee Majendie, beautiful young widow of an old roué. One of the rivals is Dan Haggerty, he-man from the flannel-shirted West. The other rival is one Captain Daingerfield, who, by way of contrast, is no wizard at business. In fact, his obliging old uncle has settled an allowance of $20,000 a year on him with the express stipulation that he is not to attempt any more business...
...story. Zamiel, the wild huntsman, a blackhearted, fire-eating demon, has in his power Kaspar, a forester in the service of Prince Ottokar of Bohemia. Kaspar is doomed to forfeit his soul to the wizard unless he can find another victim. As a candidate he picks the noble young hero, Max, who loves Agatha, daughter of the Prince's chief ranger, one Kuno. In the shooting contest which is to 'decide who is to be Kuno's successor, Kaspar, through Zamiel's magic, makes Max miss the target. Max despairs (very tunefully...
...lightning and with the sinews of a Bengal tiger." Takio Harada. Last year he won the Japanese singles championship from Toba. He also defeated the veteran Ichiya Kumagae, who is growing a trifle old for the court, but was at the time of the match reported "still a wizard." Harada is coming to this country soon to complete his studies (begun at Keio University) with a postgrad course at Harvard...