Word: defend
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...vacation in the Canadian Rockies near Banff, Alberta. Upon the screen came three dark, fuzzy objects, moving about in undergrowth many rods away. The largest object struck an attitude of attention and started to approach the camera. Rushing rapidly, it soon proved to be a mother grizzly, charging to defend her whimpering cubs. She charged far enough for Senator Shipstead's friends to see how an angry she-bear looks at 10 paces. Senator Shipstead's friends wondered how Senator Shipstead looked at the other end of those 10 paces...
...denied that France in any way wishes to associate herself with any movement designed to defend the economic interests of Europe against the U. S. But the Independance Beige, Brussels newspaper, declared that Germany considers U. S. opposition to reciprocal trade treaties "audacious and unjustified," while Britain backs France, as do other powers, who are subjected to the U. S. tariff and "its manifold surprises...
...performed creditably, starting off well and wisely by doffing their traditional red sweaters and at least appearing cool. Today their marching and playing was to have been put to a more vital test, but competition must wait till next week, after all. Purdue depends upon its gridiron heroes to defend its glory in Cambridge, and its musicians are left behind...
Even if the Hoosier Band had arrived to match its skill with the best Harvard can offer, there would have been no consternation in the stands. For Harvard has confidence in its musicians--only too often, indeed, it has had to depend on them to defend its glory on the gridiron. Those exercisers of lung and finger carry the Crimson standard high as they parade through the goalposts--before the game--and again when they return courtesy for courtesy between the halves. Only one really pernicious habit has cropped out in the Harvard Band. It made its first appearance...
...They went at one another with clubs, at Cherry Valley, Long Island. Mrs. G. Henry Stetson of Philadelphia, took to the first tee a temperature of 102 degrees (la grippe). She came to the 18th green with a stroke score of 96, failing to qualify, losing her chance to defend the national golf championship which she won last year. Ada Mackenzie, Canadian, broke the women's record for the Cherry Valley course at Garden City, L. I., with a 77 to win the qualifying round. In the second round Mrs. W. G. Fraser, Canadian, defeated Glenna Collett, twice national...