Word: notch
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...entire squad, with the exception of Booth, is in top-notch shape. The diminutive Blue flash, though considerably improved, jogged around carefully, today and took no risk of aggravating his injury, which is gradually healing. It is expected that Booth will be able to play Saturday, in the dread relief role
...entire squad, with the exception of Gildea and Huguley, is in top-notch condition. These two players were in uniform yesterday and were given a light workout. It is not likely, however, that they will be used tomorrow against the Crusaders Douglas was back in action again. He played at left end, but Harding, who has held down this wing post all week, was not on the field, owing to a late class. Which one of these will start tomorrow is undecided, but it seems that Harding may get the call. Captain Barrett was given another much-needed...
...real damage was done in the eighth when two disastrous errors by Hurwitz's teammates contributed largely to his downfall. Gilligan singled, Bassett walked, Dudley sacrificed them along a notch and Nugent jammed the bags by drawing four wide ones. McGrath smacked a single to right and the tying runs came in leaving men on first and third. It was here that the Rhode Island defense weakened and the game was lost and won. McKenzie, behind the bat, foolishly tried to catch McGrath as he went down and threw the ball into centerfield, Nugent scoring. And then to complete...
...quite top-notch but cheerfully active is a large group of hostesses who produce parties in the light-opera class. Typical of this group are: Mrs. John B. Henderson, the self-appointed social guardian of the diplomatic corps in Washington, objects to meat, tobacco, alcohol and short skirts-except when bearing foreign labels. She wants to change the name of 16th Street, where stands her famed brown castle, to "The Avenue of the Presidents." Her swimming pool is open to foreigners almost exclusively. Once she offered the nation a home for the Vice President. When it was declined she sold...
...Such a good impression did he make as the Government's advocate before the U. S. Supreme Court that the Justices broadly hinted to President Hoover that he would be overlooking a good bet if he did not utilize the Mitchell legal talents in a top-notch of his Cabinet...