Word: box
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Obviously the coaching situation at Princeton is in a position where such alterations could hardly make it worse, but it is doubtful whether the granting of more authority to the captain or the relegation of the coach to the press box would make the game any better. This system has been tried out in college baseball with no very conclusive results, but it is fairly certain that the players themselves do not want the coach to relinquish his control. A coach is necessary to make substitutions in football and direct the team insofar as he is allowed under the present...
...Box after ponderous box of dull gold ingots was hauled up from the vaults of the Bank of England last week, rushed across the Channel to Paris, then lowered down, down into the vaults of the Bank of France, buried so deep that above them lies a subterranean lake...
...perpetually veiled, the two wives moved about London invisibly. Even when walking down their hotel corridor or through the lobby they were boxed in by portable screens carried by attendants. When attending the theatre their box was fitted with a contraption of screens so arranged that they could watch the performance, could not be watched by audience or players...
...spark from this fire ignited some excelsior which had been left carelessly under a box car on a siding less than 100 feet from the watchmen's shanty. The freight car was loaded with small shells which exploded and set fire to other cars. Finally a car loaded with black powder in the very centre of the yard exploded and after that everything went...
...fact remains that there is no reason why the Dramatic Club should not produce a revival that would be a contribution to the stage, and at the same time attract a large number of persons interested in significant plays. If they desire to accumulate a large box office receipt, they obviously can not reach such a goal by presenting plays that the talking pictures and stock companies do better every day in the week. On the other hand, if the club chooses to become a school of acting, their former prestige and affluence must necessarily be relegated to the past...