Word: forwards
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Court gave Secretary Wilbur four days to show cause why the injunction should not be granted. Meanwhile, preparations went forward for sinking the Washington off Cape Charles, Va., without any marks of perturbation on the part of the Navy Department. The plans called for planting bombs in the water around the ship and exploding them in imitation of airplane attack to see just how well modern armament could withstand such shocks. After several days of such tests, scientifically conducted, if the Washington were not yet sunk, the battleship Texas would be at hand to use her for target practice...
Instead of being kicked off the ball was tossed in the air. Felim received the pigskin and attempted to make a forward pass. The other side intercepted it, however, and punted to the Soards' goal line. Daniel received and ran back 50 yards...
...second half the University had everything its own way. Crooks scored the second goal for the Crimson by running practically the entire length of the field in the most brilliant individual play of the afternoon. Trevvett's work in the Crimson forward line was excellent...
There is nothing like putting one's best foot forward, and certainly this Yale Game Lampy does that with an excellent cover by Saunders. Picture, if you will, a Shakesperian gentleman of no small fame, standing with a canine skull in hand, background of blue clouds and what might be Dunsinane Castle but looks more like a stadium, --and the words in his mouth you have guessed by this time. "Alas Poor Y--!" All well done, but we doubt if we can agree that the rest of the number holds up to that standard...
...berth left vacant by Captain Crosby of last year's team. He combines weight with speed and was the most consistent member of the 1927 sextet. Zarakov is even more elusive on the rink than on the gridiron, and he can hardly be kept out of the regular forward line...