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...Purdue, faced the prospect of taking its licking of the year from powerful Wisconsin, ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll of U.S. sportwriters. Wisconsin had every reason to pour it on; the Badgers had not beaten Ohio State at Columbus since 1918. But once again the beef cowed the butcher. Holding Wisconsin to a thin 7-to-6 lead at the half, Ohio State rallied brilliantly, put on long, sustained drives for two more touchdowns, added a field goal, blasted the Badgers out of the Big Ten lead...
...line for the "extra-point" team, incidentally, averages approximately 210 pounds. Shepard says he "throws in his biggest men, the guys who take up the most space and who can throw pretty good blocks." With so substantial a wall of beef in front of him, fullback George MacDonald was able to punch over two extra points...
...honor: Sobsinger Johnnie Ray, whom she had never met until that evening. Said Marion: "I wanted to have some fun before I die, and this seemed like a good excuse to do it." The party was set mainly in a canopied patio where tables groaned with quartered chickens, beef tenderloins, caviar and champagne. The fish pond was lined with rosebushes hung with gardenias. The bar, long enough to accommodate 150 people, was manned by seven bartenders; 17 violinists, with the help of two regular-size orchestras, supplied the music. Among the all-star list of well-behaved, moderate-drinking guests...
...about the program that I want to write you: the Beethoven Fourth, Berlioz' "Royal Runt and Storm," and the Brahms First. Mr. Munch, this choice is surely a failure either of nerve or of imagination. Indeed, the guests have been fed beef and potatoes with a touch of cola slaw on the side. For this nourishing fare we must be grateful. Yet surely one can design a more stimulating musical diet: something earlier than Beethoven, something later than Brahms. Perhaps you are as weary of playing items of standard repertory as I am of hearing them at so many concerts...
...think I speak for many members of your Harvard audience when I urge you to explore a few more musical bypaths in constructing programs for us. Beef, potatoes, and cole slaw leave us somewhat sudden. Respectfully yours Jorome S. Bruner Professor of Psychology