Word: caning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...walked from his car, a black cane in his right hand, into the second-floor lecture hall on the campus of Jerusalem's Hebrew University. Taking his seat opposite the table where the panel would sit, he smiled, then rose respectfully when the three members of the commission entered the room. "My name is Begin, Menachem. My position, Prime Minister," he began. It was the first time an Israeli Prime Minister had ever appeared in public session before an official commission of inquiry, and the outcome could well have grave consequences for Begin and his government. At issue: What...
...Cane wrestling lends its name to the extended Cane Spree, the annual competition in 15 athletic events between freshman and sophomores...
...cane wrestling, anything goes...
...adversaries in each bout grape a single three-foot wooden budget, and the object is to wrestle the cane free from both hands of the opponent...
Eventually, other competitions were added to the wrestling match until the modern out lines of today's Cane Spree began to take shape...