Word: fight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...against France in the approaching Davis Cup matches. They won early matches easily against unknowns, improving with practice. Their first ardent opposition came in the semi-finals against young George M. Lott Jr., Chicago; and young John Doeg, Santa Monica, Cal. The young men, prospective champions sages say, showed fight, forced the older men desperately, lost...
...capturing 44 seats at the last election. Observers said that it will be difficult for him to raise money now and that the party is likely to suffer as a result. However, Mr. de Valera announced that he is well prepared, and as an indication of the strenuous fight he intends to wage, Republican conventions for naming candidates were held in all constituencies...
...Labor party and the National League are, perhaps, in worst shape. It was reported that the Laborites were at their wits' end to obtain enough cash to put up a strong fight, while the Nationalists, under Captain William A. Redmond, have so shocked the liquor interests, their main supporters, by aiding the Republicans and Laborites, in the Dail in the attempt to defeat the Cosgrave Government, that they are all but discredited...
...were enemies; all were fighting to take something from the others. But the fight was untainted because they were all honorable men who play golf for glory and not for pelf...
...misunderstanding" in Philadelphia revealed that the Fisher brothers had taken up more than 100,000 common shares and a smaller block of preferred. This holding clearly entitled them to representaton on the directorate though it did not constitute control. President Vauclain chose to be cryptic about the apparent fight "misunderstanding" and apparent fight for Baldwin control. "I know of no fight," he said. "I couldn't tell you anything about the matter. . . . The only thing in which I am really interested is the sale of locomotives." His friends could well picture how Mr. Vauclain's long, humorous upper...