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Brewer's: Poke

A bag, pouch, or sack. Poke A lazy person, a loafer, a dawdler. Poke To thrust or push against; to thrust or butt with the horns. Also to busy oneself without any definite object. “…

History of Traditional Harness-Racing Stakes

The HambletonianYear Winner Driver Best time Total purse1967 Speedy Streak Del Cameron 2:00.0 $122,6501968 Nevele Pride Stanley Dancer 1:59.2116,1901969 Lindy's Pride Howard Beissinger 1:57.…

Major League Lifetime Records

(through 2006)Pitching Wins(Boldface indicates player active in 2006) W L ERAG1. Cy Young 511 316 2.639062. Walter Johnson 417 279 2.17802 3.Grover Alexander 373 208 2.566963. Christy…

Nobel Prize for Chemistry

The following table lists every winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Jacobus H. van't Hoff (Netherlands), for…

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act III, Scene IV

Scene IVThe Queen's closetEnter Queen Margaret and PoloniusLord PoloniusHe will come straight. Look you lay home to him: Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with, And that your…

Jo's Journal

Jo's JournalNew York, NovemberDear Marmee and Beth,I'm going to write you a regular volume, for I've got heaps to tell, though I'm not a fine young lady traveling on the continent. When I…

Lazy Laurence

Lazy LaurenceLaurie went to Nice intending to stay a week, and remained a month. He was tired of wandering about alone, and Amy's familiar presence seemed to give a homelike charm to the…

The All-Star Game

The All-Star Game Baseball’s first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, before 47,595 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. From that year on, the All- Star Game has matched the best players in the…

Christina Rossetti: The Prince's Progress

The Prince's ProgressTill all sweet gums and juices flow, Till the blossom of blossoms blow, The long hours go and come and go, The bride she sleepeth, waketh, sleepeth, Waiting for one…

Scoring: Football Players, Sports

Passing Efficiency(Minimum 15 attempts per game) ClGmAttCmpCmp PctIntInt PctYdsYds/AttTDTD PctRating PointsAlli Abrew, Cal Poly-SLOSr.1119113068.0642.09196110.27178.90179.5Doug Turner,…