Word: backes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lenient Supreme Court. As president of the Philippine Commission, he replaced military rule with the rule of law, achieved one of those enormous successes that make diffident men more diffident. Time after time his enthusiastic friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, invited "Dear Will" to return to Washington, finally got him back...
When Roosevelt got back in 1910, the two old friends could not face the ordeal of seeing each other alone. The split was agony for Taft, who felt only admiration and gratitude for Roosevelt and considered that T. R.'s program had been faithfully carried on. "Theodore can't hear a dog bark," he said sadly, "without wanting to try conclusions with him." When Roosevelt campaigned against Taft in 1912, Taft refuted him point by point in Boston, then went back to his train with tears in his eyes...
...erstwhile successful Yardling football aggregation as ever powered by a Dartmouth papoose team, 23 to 12, in a game played in the Hanover hills Saturday. McNicol, ace Freshman back, led the Crimson attack which threatened the Green Team in the second half...
From the 20, Spreyer free-kicked to Princeton, which, on a short series of ground gains, was back in scoring position. The touchdown tally resulted from a pass, Peters to Stanley, and a repetition of Penn and Dartmouth seemed inevitable...
...even in number of first downs and yards gained by running. Princeton had a slight edge in passing although Allerdice was quite effectively checked by an improved and alert Harvard secondary. It was kicking that made the breaks, with the Crimson not only bottled by Peters' boot but set back by three blocked punts on Sprener...