Word: armbands
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...night in 1870 an Australian horse-owner named Walter Craig had a dream: the jockeys in the Melbourne Cup race were wearing black armbands, and leading the pack down the stretch was his own horse, a rank outsider named Nimblefoot. When Craig told about his dream, everybody got a good laugh; one bookmaker offered him odds of ?1,000 to a cigar. But it meant nothing to Owner Craig when Nimblefoot, his jockey wearing a black armband, won the big race. Owner Craig had died the day before...
...dangerous. But by this time Japanese photographers had jumped into the pond to take pictures of the Emperor at its edge. "If it isn't dangerous for them," protested Hirohito, "why is it dangerous for me?" Sighed the chamberlain: "If Your Majesty can find a newspaperman's armband to wear, please jump...
...hectic ninth frame which saw Armband Squibb score 12 runs was quite unnecessary as the CRIMSON squeiched the Lampoon 23 to 2 Saturday afternoon on Soldiers Field. The game was noteworthy for poor fielding, worse hitting, and umpire baiting...
Justly-famed 14 Plympton Street home of sprightly, ebullient Harvard CRIMSON was swathed in Darkness last week and in fact also last night, as smooth-chinned executives worked feverishly taking the wrape off a star pitcher imported from Sears Rocbuck. Guardied reports were issue at two-hour intervals by Armband Squibb, moulder of men and destinies...
Muchado on hearing these lascivious runtors threatened to withdraw from the show. Armband took this is stride, saying fire till you seeurgglt flash trash mask crask umguggle...