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...suspicion that he was giving golf lessons to his Washington, D. C. employer. Jones missed a five-foot putt on the 8th, another at the 10th and cut his drive into a whin at the 12th. Voigt was two up. Here Voigt began to slip. He drove out of bounds and lost the 15th. At the Railway Hole he played into Principal's Nose, famed bunker. Suddenly Jones found his putting touch. Needing a long putt for a half at the 17th to avoid going home one down, he sank it. It was his most important shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At St. Andrews | 6/9/1930 | See Source »

...stiff military attention by the side of the road. Nothing had been said about an official welcome at the cemetery. Pleased nevertheless, the mothers smiled, nodded, beamed. The eleven gentlemen remained stern and straight for a moment, then removed their hats, bowed stiffly from the waist, entered automobiles, drove quickly away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Gold Stars | 6/2/1930 | See Source »

Completing his swing around northern Italy (TIME, May 26) Signer Benito Mussolini drove his roaring Alpha Romeo into the small town of Sesto San Giovanni last week, removed his dusty cap and goggles, was soon addressing a throng of workmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Who? Who? You! You! | 6/2/1930 | See Source »

Holy Cross did its scoring in the early part of the game. In each of the first three innings the Purple batsmen drove a run across the plate and in the fourth they sewed up the game with three more tallies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOLY CROSS HANDS CRIMSON FOURTH SUCCESSIVE DEFEAT | 6/2/1930 | See Source »

...like a Packard. I had one that I drove about two hundred and sixty-eight thousand miles. I took care of it, and it never failed me. If I had to get out of a tight place, I could step on the gas, and I knew just what she would do, and she always did it. Owning that Packard to me meant being sure of having the car I liked best, having the exclusive use of it, being sure that no irresponsible person who had no stake in it would put it out of order, being able to take care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Taxi Driver | 5/19/1930 | See Source »

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