Word: actioned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...mean that it should be a game of indoor football; but a great many officials have been too strict in handling a game. At present many games are being won from the foul line instead of from the floor. A uniform type of official who will speed up the action is needed; and I believe that the meeting at the end of the month is an excellent step toward the solution of the problem...
Auctioneer C. W. Harrison climbed up behind his desk, rapped with his gavel. "We regret that His Royal Highness has had to relinquish the sport of which he was so fond," he began, "but we admire his patriotic action at a time when additional duties devolve upon him through the king's illness-it goes to the heart...
...Quick action without public washing of 'soiled linen' and without ruining the defendant's character, that is my motto!" says Señor del Toro...
...affecting the "travel" and "range" of the miniature units. The game is played in weekly sessions over a period of months. Five Generals and a Commander-in-Chief play simultaneously on each side. The Commander-in-Chief walks back and forth behind his subordinates, surveying the entire field of action, and issues sealed orders on printed forms at half-day intervals. An electric clock rings a gong every 15 minutes, which is the equivalent of the half-day period. Mr. Geddes is one commander. Famed Chess-Player Edward Lasker is the other...
University Team C will also see action today when it meets the M. I. T. racquetmen at Cambridge...