Word: getting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...subsequent undignified withdrawal, --these are acts which defy interpretation in terms of any national and con- sistent policy. We befriended Villa, we countenanced Carranza, and we failed utterly to protect American rights and American lives. After the massacres at Santa Ysabel and Columbus, we started out to "get Villa." Today our troops are returning with purpose unaccomplished, leaving their dead and their country's honor on the sands of Mexico. The eagle that screamed so bravely at Tampico is glad to come back to roost "at any price," and we are once more the laughing-stock of the world...
...practice and it is probable that they will all be kept out of the Harvard game on Saturday. Jewett received an injury to his leg and Brety hurt his knee about as seriously. Bard was cut badly above the eye, although it may be well enough to let him get in the game for a short time...
...Cornell-Harvard game Saturday," he said in addressing the players, "we are far from the level of last season's condition, and the team is not what it should be physically at this time of the year. The late start this year, fully two weeks behind Harvard's get-off, did not do us any good, and the squad has been slow in rounding into shape for the crucial game of the year. I do not consider the eleven I have at this time the equal of the team that defeated Harvard last fall...
...remarkable memory that can recollect all the main facts of a book two weeks after reading it. How is it possible then for a man of average capacity to get beyond the state of absorbing knowledge and to begin constructive work...
...Cornell rushed Bucknell off its feet, scoring two touchdowns, and a safety, but in the other periods Bucknell held and Cornell was limited to three points from a 45-yard drop kick by Shiverick. The Ithacans' powerful offense, though frequently stopped by their opponents' secondary defense, was able to get through the line consistently, but the Bucknell backs could scarcely penetrate the Cornell line, making only two first downs...