Word: cheeking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fighters got into the ring, grew harder; how Dempsey kept weaving in, pawing at Tunney with fierce, ineffective blows; how people spread newspapers over their knees and passed bottles from hand to hand; how Tunney outboxed Dempsey, poked him off with wary blows, closed his left eye, cut his cheek, made his nose bleed. In the last round, with a tremendous effort, Dempsey fired his weariness into a rally and swung a right for Tunney's jaw. If that blow had connected the Dempsey-Tunney fight would have been remembered as the most sensational ten-round bout ever fought...
...fighters got into the ring, grew harder; how Dempsey kept weaving in, pawing at Tunney with fierce, ineffective blows; how people spread newspapers over their knees and passed bottles from hand to hand; how Tunney outboxed Dempsey, poked him off with wary blows, closed his left eye, cut his cheek, made his nose bleed. In the last round, with a tremendous effort, Dempsey fired his weariness into a rally and swung a right for Tunney's jaw. If that blow had connected the Dempsey-Tunney fight would have been remembered as the most sensational ten-round bout ever fought...
...kicks and passes the line men took a step forward in their training with a short breaking through drill E. B. Daniell '26, took charge of the Juniors while John Donovan '22, explained to the Sophomores the general line of play which they will follow this season. M. A. Cheek '26, took she Seniors in hand, but not enough Senior have yet reported to form a complete team so that little could be done in working out formations...
Class football got under way yesterday afternoon when about 50 men reported to head coach Cheek for the initial work out of the season. Half of the squad were Sophomores and most of the rest Juniors, the number of Seniors who have reported so far being very small. Since a considerable number of men who were not out yesterday have signified their intention of joining the class ranks, which will also be supplemented by cuts in the University squad, the outlook for greatly increased interest in class football this year seems bright...
This season a special coaching staff, headed by M. A. Cheek '26, has been assigned to the class teams, and several fields have been provided for their rise. The only ingredient which is thus cssention for a successful season is a large number of candidates. The Seniors especially feel the need of men since several more are required to complete a team. The Freshman class will be represented by a team chosen from those who do not regularly see service see service in the 1929 games with outside elevens...