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Word: rooney (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Welch, Hagan and Rooney of Pittsburgh, badly erin-go-broken at the start, scored 17 points in the second half to beat Penn State. The statesmen protested Welch's first touchdown-a run of 54 yards. They said he had stepped out of bounds and perhaps they were right, but the touchdown counted and so did the others that made the score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Dec. 6, 1926 | 12/6/1926 | See Source »

...cinematography is good. There are real alligators and fake Spanish moss. The plot calls up tears of Little Annie Rooney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Pictures: Sep. 27, 1926 | 9/27/1926 | See Source »

Little Annie Rooney. Mary Pickford, after several seasons as a great lady, has once more returned to short skirts and wistfulness of the type that made her famous. After competing with Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson and the rest for the honor of being America's fiancee, she returns to the role of America's sweetheart. She plays Policeman Rooney's daughter; throws tomatoes and has her bare knees scratched. Her best loved young man is nearly killed by a bullet and saved by a blood transfusion. Miss Pickford looks as young and lovely as ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Nov. 2, 1925 | 11/2/1925 | See Source »

...Captain Rooney of the Technology aggregation was the next to finish, fourth place being closely contested by Rooney's team-mate, Rick. Sixth, seventh and ninth places were taken by Horpe, Akerly and Smith, all of Technology, while eighth and tenth were captured by Edward Gordon '27 and Peppino Porfilio '26, respectively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNDEFEATED HARRIERS CONQUER M. I. T., 24-31 | 10/31/1925 | See Source »

...Captain Rooney, Rick, and Chute are the greatest threats in the M.I.T. lineup, all of them having finished among the first five last Saturday against New Hampshire...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY AND 1929 HARRIERS FACE M.I.T. | 10/30/1925 | See Source »

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