Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Striding forward, Commissioner Foote threatened to wipe out the entire settlement unless the Arab villagers produced and delivered to the British the aged Sheik Farhan al Sadi. After this 75-year-old Arab dignitary had been told of the British ultimatum, he crawled out of a wheat bin, gave himself...
...scoring lead among college footballers. When the Colorado-Denver game began, Sid was ahead of Whizzer 113-to-100. This season Whizzer had averaged a gain of more than seven yards every time he carried the ball, had averaged 45 yards with his punts, had completed nearly half the forward passes he had thrown, and Denver was prepared to bottle him up. But Denver's preparations did no good. He scored three touchdowns, threw passes that led to two more, kicked four points-after-touchdown, ran his season's scoring record to 122 points. Score...
...exacting nature of his art, have compelled Mr. Blaschka to cease work indefinitely. Indeed it is doubtful that he will add materially to the collection to which he has devoted the major part of a long life. It is gratifying to report that Mr. Blaschka may look forward to a comfortable retirement through the generous terms of Miss Mary Lee Ware's bequest to the Botanic Museum...
Only one choice, that of Kevorkian, was unanmous. The big tackle was praised as "the spearhead of the Crimson forward wall throughout the season...
...forward wall lettermen will fill over two lines. Since the football players have reported quite recently, there are not yet any definite indications as to just what the combinations will be. But it is safe to say that Johnny Mechem, Ned Cutter, George Roberts, Austie Harding, Ralph Pope, Joe Patrick, Win Jameson, and Pete Stone will figure in the first two or three combinations...