Word: balled
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...date of "X-Day," he did know that it was rapidly approaching. Near the end of November, a Lieut. Commander Suguru Suzuki arrived in Honolulu disguised as a ship's steward. He called on Consul General Nagao Kita, and, "in the course of their conversation, slipped a tiny ball of crumpled rice paper into Kita's hand." The list contained 97 questions. The key question, promptly referred to Yoshikawa: "On what day of the week would the most ships be in Pearl Harbor on normal occasions?" Yoshikawa's reply: "Sunday." The final indication that the time...
...kids, wheezing gaffers, giggling secretaries-and, of course, the entire clan of President-elect John F. Kennedy, who, according to old opponents, possesses "the best passing arm in the family." Says one New York touch fan: "We used to have trouble getting two other guys together to throw the ball around on Sunday morning. Now Central Park is so cluttered with touch football teams there's hardly room to play...
...allow only one defensive player to cross the line of scrimmage, or else require the entire defense to count for five seconds ("one Missouri, two Missouri . . .") before charging. Because even fumble-fingered players can click off big gains under these rules, many teams require the attackers to surrender the ball unless they make a touchdown in four or five downs...
...Sundown, opened the Gaslight Club. He decorated it to resemble a fancy turn-of-the-century saloon in red velvet, covered the walls with paintings of nudes, supplied a ragtime piano player and free platters of cold cuts. The biggest attractions were beautiful waitresses in abbreviated versions of 1905 ball gowns. Mostly aspiring models and actresses, they earn up to $15,000 a year, are strictly supervised by Browne's pretty wife, Jean...
After M.I.T. center Dave Koch stole a Crimson pass, Bowditch blocked an opponent's shot, and Bill Danner and M.I.T.'s Phil Robinson crashed into the scorers' table as they fought for the bounding ball. At 19:26, Koch brought the Engineers within three, 57 to 54, with two foul shots...