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...instinct like the sex instinct go was scoffed at by Mr. Fosdick. "Take the instinct of pugnacity," he said, "which is very deep in us. Well go out from this house now, get nearly run over by a car loose your temper, beat up the driver, batter in his head. How will you explain yourself to the judge tomorrow morning? Will you say, 'Your Honor, I am a believer in the new psychology...
...over the cellhouse windows screened out the tear-gas bombs hurled by police and militia, but screams and uproar told what effect the barrage of rifle-fire was having. The convicts returned the fire with their one gun, injuring only one attacker. Seeing that they needed heavier weapons to batter in the cellhouse doors, police and militia withdrew to await the arrival of tanks, airplanes, one-pounders. Snipers watched the cellhouse windows the rest of the afternoon. Warden Smith, who safely left and returned to his office after dark, warned the prisoners that he could flood the cellhouse and drown...
Married. Miss Ann Woodruff Stetson, daughter of Mrs. G. Henry Stetson, onetime (1926) national Women's Golf Champion, and granddaughter of the late John Batter son Stetson (hats) and niece of John Batterson Stetson Jr., U. S. Minister to Poland since 1925; to Paul Norris, 19, Philadelphia scion, following an elopement to Chestertown...
...mixing batter, eggs, salads...
...eighth inning. Against such pitching no game can be won. Yet Pittsburgh errors again helped every New York run. In the first inning, when New York made two runs, Pitcher Meadows deflected a ground ball away from Second Baseman Rhyne, who then played tag with it while the batter reached first safely. Batter Gehrig hit a fly to left field which a fast left fielder might have reached but which Pittsburgh Outfielder Barnhart could not touch. In the eighth inning New York made six more runs, including a home-run by Batter Ruth with two men on base. With good...