Word: ganged
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...seven House supervisors spends a three-hour minimum in the recruiting, assigning, and final initiation of a new man. He must be thoroughly interviewed to determine his interests and his background. The chances are that he will come out on top during his first bout with a gang fresh in from the streets. But not, according to Brooks, "if he is a man who is too typically Harvard, complete with accent and fastidious dress. He must be able to speak their language, and above all, he must have a little athletic prowess, because those kids like to respect...
...found that his four shavers at the Margaret Fuller House near Central Square knew little about anything beyond their dozen-block radius. What started out at that point an attempt to "see Boston" through tours of radio stations and industrial plants soon took on larger proportions. Marcus figured the gang would barely escape ecstasy at the prospect of looking over New York City. With friend Norbert Jacker '49 in the driver's seat and empty beds at his home and his cousin's in Manhattan, Marcus carried off the lively venture of showing a Dead End quartet Times Square...
...cheerful ignorance of foul regulations and poor conditioning makes House athletes the victims of their own bruising tactics. Without any clear idea of what constitutes an illegal play, teams resort to clipping rather than clean blocking, and stop a runner by useless, dangerous gang-tackles. Some system for adequate training in the fundamentals of football and a thorough explanation of the penalty regulations would cut down on the number of injuries and improve the quality of the game. However, a more explanation of the dangers inherent in a clip or rabbit punch cannot entirely clear the field of illegal plays...
...urged restraint, but the killing did not cease. Gandhi fasted in Calcutta with ultimate local effect, but elsewhere the killing did not cease. When he visited their sanctuary, 30,000 groaning Moslems virtually adored him, but the killing did not cease. Nehru personally rescued two Moslem girls from a gang of Sikhs, but the killing did not cease. A conference between Nehru and Pakistan's Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan ended in complete accord and the Joint Defense Council ordered troops to fire on all rioters and looters, but the killing did not cease. The newly communalized police force...
...students [at Ohio State University] and I expect them to respond as students." An excerpt from the notebook of Quarterback Cliff Lewis: "Defense is mainly desire-the will to get this thing over with is the only thing that can end it. Tackling will win or lose a game. Gang them viciously...