Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...matter is out of the hands of Congress. 1 agree that there is very little hope for ratification of the amendment. Five more states added to those which have disapproved it, would be sufficient to defeat it. All the circumstances indicate they will be obtained readily...
Soon after, the Cabinet, evidently convinced that the absentees would join the Opposition and defeat it on the first possible opportunity, resigned; and the Diet was adjourned until...
Massachusetts Agricultural College has perfected a defensive system which was the chief cause of the defeat which they inflicted on the University quintet last year. This season they have four of the five men who started in that game back again, and the newcomer. Partenheimer, has proved himself one of the fastest guards which the agriculturists have had in years. In addition he is the most accurate basket shooter on the squad with the possible exception of Temple, who was a thorn in the side of the Crimson quintet last year...
...record this year is marred by only one defeat in six games. Among its victims are Williams, Trinity, Clark, and Wesleyan, all of whom it has defeated with little trouble. Comparative scores mean little, but the fact that the "farmers" defeated Williams 38 to 19, while the latter conquered Middlebury by almost exactly the same total as the Crimson, quintet did, at least promises a close struggle. The game will begin at 8 o'clock. HARVARD M. A. C. Smith r.f. l.g. Smiley Leekley l.f. r.g. Partenheimer Rauh c. c. Jones Samborski r.g. l.f. Samuels Morrison l.g. r.f. Temple
...required the efforts of a Harvard man to cause the defeat of a Harvard player in the round of the state squash racquets tournament yesterday at the B. A. A. courts. All University players but one emerged victorious...