Word: balks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...have vindicated their occupation by securing a promise from the German industrialists to make reparation deliveries to the Allies. Actually, however, the French have received nothing but a promise, and, although reparations are in sight, there are many things within the comparatively quiescent political orbits of Europe that may balk the French in realizing these German promises...
...Wilson '25, who last year won the championship not only in the billiard but also in the pool tournament, is not expected to compete this year. Individual stars are not, however, lacking. At billiards, I. S. Steinberg '25 is playing a fast balk line game, and in pool Isadore Shapiro Oec., who won the pool championship two years ago, is shooting in excellent form. According to "Ben" Laurie, professional player at the Union in charge of the two tournaments, on several occasions Shapiro has cleaned the table on a single turn of all 15 balls after they have been broken...
...what of the other object? Here again existing conditions balk any complete attainment of Major Higginson's ideal; while the publications have their own buildings and the musical clubs their rooms, the Union can not hope to be the kind of centre that its founder conceived. But again there has been partial success: lectures, dinners, and committee meetings testify to that. There remains only the problem of the political and "activity" clubs which are anxious to find some centre. But in such cases, with their eyes always on the problem of increasing the club membership, those in charge have generally...
Senator La Follette is a radical Republican, whatever that may be. He has several colleagues in the next Senate, who group themselves in the same category, but the only common principle of the genre appears to be, Balk the President. In spite of the fact that the Senator professes his doctrines to be those of the people, he deems it necessary to go into a long course of training for the preparation of his antidote before starting the summer campaign. Then he will go forth and gather pebbles for his role of David in the next session of Congress. Doubtless...
...Crimson nine made its first tally in the second inning when a single by E. E. Allen '21 let in M. P. Davis '21. In the sixth inning W. J. Banes '22 crossed the plate on a balk, and the final score was made in the last inning by E. H. Dorr '21 who knocked a three-bagger and then came home on a sacrifice...