Word: defenceless
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...conflicting problems of his story proved too much for Peter's nerve-torn mind. With Jack, just released from prison, kidnapped and murdered, his wife making radical capital out of his martyrdom, with his racketeer brother Andy's "brain guy" dead and Andy left blustering but defenceless before the gathering wolves of the Los Angeles underworld, Peter fell victim to amnesia and disappeared. By the time Adamic found him again Peter was in no condition to write anything but "finis...
Sportsmen last night agreed that this achievement has the edge on last spring's skunk posse led by Colonel Apted. While certain biological features made the latter accomplishment more deadly to its perpetrators and spectators, the Colonel had to resort to two fearsome six-shooters before the partially defenceless animal dropped dead at sunset. Mr. Hoeing, on the other hand, might have been a caveman, for he encountered the late rat in truly primeval fashion...
...meantime the backfield men were put through a live tackling drill, with three backs trying to wipe out one defenceless ball carrier. Varsity and Jayvee backs alternated as live targets. When the massacre was over the backs turned their attention to pass attack and defense. The linemen worked out with Adam Walsh. Practice closed with a blackboard talk and signal drill...
...Advocate's" verse is less impersonal. The prevailing voice breathes a mild Spring cynicism, satire for the religion of the University (J. Le B. Bolyell), and the defenceless pedantry of scholarship (F. Cole). The most poetic note is that struck by Mr. Stanford in his lines to Yvor Winters--a work of real craftsmanship and feeling...
...seems to us that the fine Italian hand of an Eli Machiavelli becomes visible. We never yet heard of a Yale bulldog fed for any appreciable length of time on raw beef that needed any sympathy. The Yales may have been able with impunity to kidnap a poor defenceless stuffed Ibis, but we shall be surprised if in a short time Handsome Dan, II doesn't show up with the seat of some Harvard pants in his teeth. --New York Herald Tribune...