Word: pulling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Bigelow '21, who is being trained to supply the team with a reliable left-handed pitcher. E. F. Goode '22 will start in the pitcher's box; Goode is the only "H" pitcher on the squad and his slow reliable ball can usually be counted upon to pull the team out of a tight place. The other pitcher on whom Coach Slattery is depending is H. S. Russell '22, the regular pitcher on the second team last year, who has demonstrated a fast curve along with a reasonable amount of control; he and Goode will probably prove...
...Work on a glee club is much the same as on a football team. The men have got to pull together, and while each individual should strive for his own highest pitch of efficiency, team work is essential for success. And, just like a football coach, the leader of a glee club has got to inspire his singers with complete faith and earnest interest in what they are doing...
...reforms which are expectantly assigned to the next administration, none is more essential than a reorganization of our diplomatic corps. Under the present system, there are two preliminary qualifications which a candidate for office must possess before he can hope to find a career in the service: one is "pull," and the other is a private income. Added to this the uncertainty of being retained when a change in political power occurs in Washington, the man who hopes to advance on merit alone has stall chance of success...
...fastest basketball games seen on the University Courts, the Crimson Freshman quintet defeated the Dartmouth Freshmen 40-34 yesterday afternoon. It was not until toward the end of the game that the yearlings were able to pull away. Good passing and shooting by both teams featured the first half. Dartmouth had a strong scoring combination, and led 24-21 at half time...
...Dorado of Roast Pig--which is none other than Old Man Pratt's farmhouse, over to Grennell's Green. Son Jake greets us at the door with a huge grin. And there is Bid, the heavy hired girl. And Ma Pratt. And Pa Pratt. And we all pull up chairs together. "Pitch in, everybody. . . . It looks richer than burnt gold, and it tastes like maple honey boiled on the sunside of a cloud with cocoanuts disolved...