Word: blowed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...will probably by discussion of penalty for a team appearing late for the beginning of a game. This was taken up in the New York meeting but it was finally decided that the point was sufficiently covered by the present rules. Another subject will be the question of referee blowing his whistle to declare a touchdown as soon as the ball in the hands of the attacking side goes over the goal line on both running plays and forward passes. The New York gathering agreed that the referee should blow his whistle and declare a touchdown the instant...
...lobby is not by any means confined to national affairs--so powerful have the state lobbies become that the legislators are beginning to doubt whether they have anything whatever to say about running the country. Accordingly the members of the Virginia house of Delegates have decided to strike a blow in their own defense, and--since it is impossible to resist the lobbyists--to avoid them. A bill is now before one of the committees to furnish each and every Delegate with a false beard and whiskers to the end that he may better avoid the sharp scrutiny...
...unable to take part in Thursday's work-out on account of sickness, will be in condition to play Monday, it was announced today. Coach Claflin will need every regular in order to win over the strong Westminster team, and Martin's absence would be a serious blow to the Crimson chances of success...
Troubles never come singly. In the midst of the preparation for midyears, there arrives a sad blow in the form of the term bill;--the Bursar has a decided advantage over the other citizens around the Square; his bills are paid on time. But even his path is not all strewn with roses. As the last day for payment of the term bill dawns, his quarters are mobbed by the wealthy; from sunrise to sunset they stand in line cursing their luck, not so much because their purses are to be lightened, but because they must stand...
...blow was not destined to fall, for General Diaz, using the slight reserve force available to him, turned back the attack at the psychological moment, and within a week, had sent his enemies flooding north in the full tide of retreat...