Word: bulwark
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bulwark of international capitalism, chief stake of diplomacy in backward countries, cause of war, seems destined to become more and more the great motivating factor of American foreign policy. Free competition has long since been abolished, and the struggle for wells, spheres of exploitation, areas of monopoly, and markets is becoming more bitter and more fraught with intrigue, discrimination, tariffs, and embargoes...
...stressed defensive work since the game with the Tufts freshmen last Tuesday. Short passing and short shooting have been the features of the scrimmage. Smith, whose work last Tuesday was especially satisfactory, will shoot the fouls this afternoon. A. E. Reed, whose recent improvement has been remarkable, is a bulwark on the defense...
...consistently effective stabs through the University defence, Hughes of Boston College proved himself the bulwark of his team's attack, scoring two goals in the second period, while Hodder and Crosby, continually breaking loose in brilliant dashes down the ice, as well as exhibiting a sterling defence, stood out as the Crimson's strongest players...
...undefeated and on Tuesday won from the undefeated Princeton Freshmen by the score of 8-3. In this game, Lindley, the Blue center and the fastest man on the forward line, shot five of the eight goals scored by his team. Captain Sargent at right defence is also a bulwark...
...feature player of the evening was Perry of the New Hampshire five, the State captain proving himself a bulwark on both offence and defence and accounting for 23 of his team's 33 points. It was largely due to his accurate angle shots that the Granite State players were able to make their last-minute stand in the first period and gain the half-time verdict by the margin of one basket, 19-17. For the University, Captain McLeish was again high-scorer, closely followed by Fitts and Gordon with six baskets each. The Crimson leader was responsible...