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Word: actions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Eleven years ago today I was riding at the head of a squadron of Indian Cavalry past the ruins of an old Crusaders' fortress at Latron. The regiment was on its way to participate in what was probably the greatest mounted action in history, to drive the Turks out of Palestine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 30, 1929 | 9/30/1929 | See Source »

Harvard's chances for a successful season brightened considerably yesterday when the University eleven swung into action against the seconds and in a grueling two-hour scrimmage completely crushed Coach Knox's charges, rolling up 78 points while the seconds managed to chalk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIRST ELEVEN RUNS THROUGH SCRUBS IN LONG SCRIMMAGE | 9/28/1929 | See Source »

...individual pride in a swinging mass of musicians as merely a deep seated satisfaction at seeing Harvard in full regalia, the instinctive desire for the war paint and tom-tom of inter-collegiate and in this case intersectional conflict. Goodwill is distinctly of practical value and in this action the Student Council has made a strong investment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WAR PAINT | 9/27/1929 | See Source »

...therefore, an advantage which cannot be overrated to have J. N. Trainor '31 and W. D. Ticknor '30 both ready for action after a year of seasoning in a schedule made up of one big game after another which has made them into what is generally conceded to be one of the best pairs of guards in Eastern Collegiate football circles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up By Time Out | 9/26/1929 | See Source »

...injury jinx throughout the entire season. That is to say he escaped all injury which kept him out of games. In the Pennsylvania game he collided with Paul Scull on a certain line play which left its effect on his masticating apparatus but did not keep him from action for any length of time. Trainer later described the Penn captain as the hardest running back he had ever opposed, certainly a tribute to the man whom many rated as the outstanding player of the 1928 football season. After that accident Trainer had a special mask constructed by which he could...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up By Time Out | 9/26/1929 | See Source »

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