Word: defeat
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...majority of Mexicans call it a "dignified compromise." Dissenting were the radical anti-clerics. They protest that it is a world defeat for the forces of Liberalism. An unnamed politician said: "The Roman Church will strengthen its hold, especially on the Latin-American countries, which are watching Mexico's test and are anxious to follow her example . . . to free themselves from the yoke of the clergy...
...gang was Sam Vettori. Fat and cunning, Sam owned the spaghetti joint over which the gang met. Rico's cop-murder alarmed Sam. Conservative, Sam protested: "Love of God, didn't I tell you no gunwork?" Rico retaliated by reducing Sam's share of the spoils. Sam acknowledged defeat graciously. Reason: the gang's best guns were behind ruthless Rico. So Rico rose to leadership of the gang...
...Clarence A. Wills took his quiet pig-tailed daughter to a sunny tennis court in Berkeley, Cal., and handed her a racquet which she swung at first like a nightstick. She missed the first ball. She changed her grip and hit the next one. Within a month she could defeat her father. Four years later, when she was 15, she won the U. S. junior singles champion ship. Before she was 17 she drove back the shots of burly Molla Bjurstedt Mallory and became champion of the U. S. Two years later she met her most glorious defeat at Cannes...
...Uzcudun style consists of many wild gyrations, of leading with rights. He is no boxer as Tunney was a boxer, but he is an oppugnant fighter with a fine disregard for other people's punches. He was assuring everyone who would listen last week that he would defeat Schmeling with no trouble. Schmeling said he would defeat Uzcudun, intended doing it with his left although he might with his right. Uzcudun's known ability to "take it" (stand punishment), and uncertainty whether Schmeling can "take it" or not, was what made Uzcudun a 7-to-5 favorite in last week...
Tomorrow afternoon the success or failure of the Crimson crew season will be decided. The climactic clash of the campaign with Yale will find the Harvard oarsmen battling against terrific odds and rushing on to what seems to be inevitable defeat...