Word: cordons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...broke and in a few seconds the splendid hall seethed like hell's own kitchen. The few police were power-less-what could mere men do? More were hurried to the spot without effect, until finally firemen were appealed to to quiet burning Scotland, and with a double cordon of the sterner sex-firmly established, the election continued to its end when, as in a recent Mexican affair, "not much blooded was reported...
...customs cordon round the Ruhr area has been completed, and the French say that it is now impossible for the Germans to smuggle anything out of the enclosed district...
...summary, first game. Harvard a.b. r. b.h. p.o. a. e. Lincoln, 3b. 4 0 0 2 3 0 Cordon, r.f. 5 1 1 3 0 0 Conlon, s.s 3 1 1 1 3 1 Owen, 1b 4 2 1 9 0 0 Jenkins, 2b 2 1 2 3 1 1 Hallock, c.f. 3 0 0 4 0 1 Janin, l.f 3 0 1 2 0 0 Thayer, l.f 1 0 1 0 0 0 Murphy, c. 4 2 2 3 1 0 Goode, p. 4 1 3 0 3 0 Total, 33 8 12 27 11 3 Yale Crane...
...Cordon; 2b., Bullard; 3b, T. M. Carnegie; c., I. C. Larrabee; l.f., A. S. Rogers; s.s., Percy Jenkins; r.f., I., B. Lockwood; 1b., R. G. Norris; P., E. I., Gherke or George Bemis...
...other side of the inner cordon, Yale will use two hard-hitting catchers, Holmes and Aldrich, at third and short, respectively. Lincoln and Conlon, the University players, are the neater fielders, but will have to bat above their present speed to compare favorably with their Yale rivals. Aldrich especially is a powerful hitter, and, though awkward in the field, is equipped with a remarkably strong arm. Since Holmes is not so blessed and cannot equal Lincoln in the field, it is expected that the University third sacker will surpass his opponent if he maintains his present stride in hitting...