Word: behind
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Washington Provisional Brigade, ascended to the dome of the Capitol one day last week and trained a pair of high-powered binoculars down on Pennsylvania Avenue. Lining the street on both sides, all the way to the White House, was a solid wall of U. S. soldiers and marines. Behind the walls massed the Washington populace, patrolled by 751 policemen, 400 firemen. Overhead roared nine flying fortresses, 42 Army pursuit ships. Drawn up from the Capitol to Union Station were more soldiers, and filling the station plaza were cavalry, 30 tanks, a battery of artillery. General Murray looked...
...Roosevelt, Vice President & Mrs. Garner, the Cabinet (with only two absent), Chief Justice Hughes all followed Franklin Roosevelt in handshaking General Somoza & wife at the station. The artillery banged a 21-gun salute. With 15 tanks in front, 15 behind, the Presidential car led a parade up to the Capitol, around its plaza, down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. Franklin Roosevelt had assured the presence of throngs by having all Federal employes excused from work from 11 a.m. to 1 p. m. Military strictness prevailed. Officers wore their medals & decorations. The only two pressmen (one reporter, one cameraman) permitted...
...Indians took the Crimson's measure at Hanover last Saturday, defeating the visitors to the tune of 5 to 3, behind Hal Wonson. As a result of losing the second game of Monday's, double-header with Princeton, the Green now holds a mere half-game lead in the Circuit...
While they lost last year by a slight margin to the Eli boat, this year the Crimson lightweights take their place at its stakeboat as favorites. The Harvard crew will be boating four veterans behind last year's stroke, and should make an excellent showing against Yale...
Harvard's baseball fortunes geared yesterday afternoon as the League leading Dartmouth Indians were held to a split in a double hender with the lowly Princeton Tigers. The Big Green, behind Jimmy Heston, won the first one 15 to 2, but Indian slinger Johnny Lendo was charged with a 6 to 4 defeat in the nightcap...