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...point in the second period, the Crimson overcame a seven-point deflect to take a lead which they never lost afterwards. Blodnick, who started the second half to rest Lionette, and Dennis were the leaders in this rally, as they both scored several field goals on jump shots from inside the foul line...
Fullback Charlie Ufford played his most spectacular game of the year to lead a Crimson defense that was uniformly strong. Ufford made a brilliant save in the second half by leaping ten yards across the open goal to deflect a free shot. In addition all of his kicks were long and accurate...
...firm would stop making penny banks, concentrate on toy banks that took coins of higher mintage. These days, she said, "most children do not show much appreciation for anything less than a dime." ¶ The bug shield-that plastic gadget on the snouts of innumerable cars, designed to deflect bugs (and snow) from the windshield-received a legal setback. Connecticut banned it on the ground that it obstructed the driver's view of the road. ¶ The city of Frederick, Md. (pop. 18,000), whose place in literature was made secure by the legendary skirmish between Stonewall Jackson...
...acre sliver of rock off the northwest coast of Ireland's County Sligo. In World War I, a British destroyer mistook its low-lying shape for a German submarine, let fly with a torpedo. The explosion shook the island up a bit but it failed to deflect the inhabitants from the pursuit of customs stemming back to the time of Saint Columba, who is said to have stopped off at Inishmurray on his way to convert Scotland to Christianity...
Princeton left wing and captain John Mott scored the first goal at 11:00, breaking through the Crimson defense to slam a hard one at the right side of the post. Goalie Dick Cravon managed to deflect the kick into the center where a defender was almost able to clear the ball. Mott, however, drove in too fast and made the shot good...