Word: sparked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After Blue forward Jack Calkins had scored the normal aggressiveness of the Cantab rugby-footballers waned temporarily. A fleeting spark of the form they displayed against a smooth Princeton bunch returned five minutes later as outer Bill Dawson bounced a high pass to John Spivak, who headed it into the opposition ball basket...
Streetcar Fare. To ignite the explosion, the Communists cynically used a spark of their own making. It was a decree, raising the streetcar fare from 3½ to 5 francs, which had been prepared...
...Spark for an Engine. The Harriman Committee concerned itself less with administrative details than with the ability of the U.S. to meet Europe's needs. The very bulk of its 3-lb. 14-oz. report inspired confidence. Its air of hardheaded realism, resulting largely from the shirtsleeve editing of ex-Senator Robert La Follette (see cut), was calculated to appeal even to Senator Robert Taft. Its main points...
...world's population, is not expected to carry half the world on its shoulders. The 16 nations and Western Germany included in ERP comprise over 275 million people, possess great resources. "Aid must be viewed not as a means of supporting Europe, but as a spark which can fire the engine...
...sooner had the game begun in jampacked Notre Dame stadium than Leahy uncovered another weapon: a Fighting Irish player who was actually Irish. It took Halfback Terry Brennan exactly 21 seconds to take the opening kick-off and scamper 97 yards for a touchdown. That took the spark out of Army, although they fought hard and had carefully memorized Coach Blaik's elaborate plans for stopping Johnny Lujack's passes. To make things tougher, Notre Dame uncorked a ground attack it wasn't supposed to have. Final score: Notre Dame 27, Army...