Word: polarizing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bitter enemies of the Bermuda highs are the "polar air masses" which bulge down from Canada. Their cool air creeps below warmer air masses, lifts them off the ground, wringing the moisture out of them in belts of chilly rain. When a polar air mass finally dominates the sky, the weather turns cool and clear...
After the varsity had clipped Bowdoin's wings, the Polar Bears from New Brunswick proceeded to meet B. U., and by the slim margin of a run were beaten by the Terriers...
Elsewhere, British engravings were not in vogue. Argentina refused to honor British mail carrying a new twopenny stamp featuring the disputed (but British-administered) Falkland Islands. Chile likewise objected because the stamp showed as British a portion of the Polar icecap she covets...
Against Bowdoin last Saturday Moravec was generous with bases on balls, but seemed to be able to settle down when the Polar Bears got men on bases...
Bowdoin was the first to push a score across the home platter when two of the Polar Bears romped across in the top half of the second. Finnegan opened the inning by drawing a walk from Moravec. Charlie Senseney booted Towne's grounder to second and then threw wide to first, putting men on second and third. After Goldman popped up to Moravec, Vince fanned Pierce. Then the Bowdoin hurler, "Skippy" Babcock, rapped out a sharp single scoring Finnegan and Towne. DeKalb ended the inning with a fly to Carlson in the sun-field...