Word: worldness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Montreal Canadiens. A team of virtuosos-tricky Joliat in his little black cap, Leduc, indolent, brilliant Howie Morenz, the world's fastest puckster. Puzzled by the new rules, the Canadiens were bumped around and badly beaten by the Maroons, outskated by the Rangers...
Warily hockey followers appraised the teams of the American and International sections of the League, trying to figure out which two teams may play off for the world's championship next spring...
Jack Dempsey. Discussing people who got in on passes, Judge Landis said severely: "Jack Dempsey had no business in the press box at the last world series game in Chicago...
...British investors a prime indication of safety is the presence of "good names" in a company. Last week a vast English company which, with its affiliates, represents a capitalization of nearly $500,000,000 and has assets scattered throughout the world, passed dividends upon both the preference and common stocks. This alone, was a shock to London businessmen. But even more shocking were whispers of Scandal about the best of the company's "good names...
...Africa), the Union Castle Line (South Africa)*. Other K orders have resulted in fast steamers, improved service, mechanical-innovation. Today the Royal Mail's red ensign flies over a fleet of some 2,600,000 tons ?one-sixth of the British merchant marine, the greatest fleet in the world...