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Word: fighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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During the half we are led to believe there was a fight talk. Harlow decided to insert burly bucker Ben Smith to improve on the none too deceiving spinning fakes of Joe Gardella. Still Smith was not able to work any wonders for a little while, for Princeton had obviously scouted Harvard's spinners down to a fine point...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: Team Acquires Self-Confidence and Poise In 26-7 Triumph Over Princeton Saturday | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

...moment, 100,000 Chinese troops were reported resolved to defend Canton and solidly entrenched. Actually 1,500 Japanese soldiers, the advance guard of the Japanese invading force of 60,000, almost raced into Canton last week, having advanced 125 miles in ten days flat, without having been obliged to fight a single major battle. The Japanese, who had been told they must make "heroic efforts to take Canton at any cost by November 3," Birthday Anniversary of the great Emperor Meiji, thus found themselves 13 days ahead of schedule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Honorable Peace? | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

Backed outwardly by 500 participants in Harvard's first rally in 13 years and inwardly by every student who has seen them fight their hearts out against four strong opponents, the Varsity football team will stand at the crossroads of the 1938 season this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The team faces an up-and-down Princeton eleven in its first season under Tad Wieman, an eleven who's outstanding achievements are a 13-0 victory over Pennsuylvania and a last-minute 13-13 tie with Navy last Saturday...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: THE LINEUPS | 10/29/1938 | See Source »

...hollered loud enough for everyone to hear that I was going to take the fighters out back and referee the bout. They looked sort of worried and one admittede he didn't want to fight out back. The other thought he saw his chance to stay in the game, and he said he didn't want to fight either...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tom Thorp, Dean of Umpires, All for "Schools of Learning" | 10/28/1938 | See Source »

...just told 'em we didn't want anybody without any fight on the field and for 'om to get out. The boys all laughed, and the game went along O. K. A little rough, though...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tom Thorp, Dean of Umpires, All for "Schools of Learning" | 10/28/1938 | See Source »

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