Word: defending
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University debating team will argue against Princeton in Sanders Theatre tonight at 8 o'clock, upholding the negative of the question: "Resolved, that the United States, in joint action with England, France, and Japan, should recognize the Soviet Government of Russia." At the same time, another team will defend the opposite side of the question against Yale at New Haven...
...achieve very much by himself; just as in a war all men can not be generals; but unless that part of the community which has received great benefits from the United States and which should situations stands ready without the hope of reward, without the hope of glory, to defend its institutions intelligently and carefully against the insidious advances of their opponents in times of peace, we may be sure that they will fall. We who support the old principles of the American government have to oppose not so much the active opposition of the avowed enemies of the country...
With over 30 entries in the annual University boxing tournament, a number of close contests are in store for the final bouts on Friday evening. Three of last year's champions will defend their titles against strong challengers, many of whom were prominent in the 1921 tournament. One of the feature bouts will be that between Edward Eagan 1L. and Howard Townsend Jr. '23. Eagan was captain of the Yale boxing team in 1921 and gained the honor of representing the United States in the Olympic games at Antwerp. By winning his bout he won the amateur light heavy-weight...
...pound class F. X. Collins '22 will defend his last year's title, while his probable finalist opponent will be B. H. McCurdy '21, who has shown marked ability in his training work. The feature of the 125-pound class should be a bout between Harry Brenner '23 and G. G. Tunell Jr. 4E.S. Brenner was runner-up last year and lost to H. J. Freedman '23 only by a close margin. Isadore Shapiro '23 was a formidable runner-up in the 1921 bouts for the 135-pound title and he is making a string bid for the championship honors...
...first important home match of the season. Captain Burke Boyce '22, E. H. Lane '24, and E. L. Lane '24, will form the Crimson foil squad, while J. S. Barss '22 and J. K. Watson '23 will handle the duelling swords. Bertzberg, Liao, Chapman and Cook will defend the Green and White. The University men have so far been undefeated, their last match bein a 9-0 victory against Pennsylvania. Captains Hertzberg and Boyce have faced each other four times previously; thus far each has won twice, and tomorrow's match will be especially interesting as marking the climax...