Word: breaks
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Everybody in Kansas knew that Governor Frank Carlson wanted the job himself, but he knew no acceptable way to take it; to make himself a U.S. Senator would be to break a contract with Kansas voters. So for a month Governor Carlson had dillydallied over choosing a successor for the late Senator Clyde Reed. Last week the governor, after sifting through 232 names, finally made his choice. To fill out the remaining 13 months of Clyde Reed's term he appointed Harry Darby, a husky, gregarious son of a boilermaker who built himself into Kansas' No. 1 industrialist...
...Abijah on the head, The wrathful freshman, in a trice, Sent back another bigger slice, Which, being buttered pretty well, Made greasy work wher'er it fell, And thus arose a fearful battle, The coffee-cups and saucers rattle, The bread-bowls fly at woeful rate, And break full many a learned pate...
Shepard limited his own fast-break attack last night in order to take advantage of Rockwell and Smith's fine play beneath the boards. Both big men picked up eight field goals, with Rockwell knocking in rebounds and Smith scoring frequently on his hook shot. The high scorers played most of the way, finally bowing out to Captain Bill Prior and John Stevenson when the game was safely put away...
...shifting defense was frequently sloppy and uncoordinated. The Terriers failed to pick up men and fouled often, and Shepard's squad was able to break in easily to score. A fast sophomore, Charlie Carson, led the Terrier scoring with 12 points...
Offensively the freshmen exhibited a fast break game, working the ball down the outside. Most of the time they were able to break through the Terrier defense without having to rely on long set shots. Particularly successful were the quick outside shots of Lionette and Jim Urdan...