Word: guard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Wrathful, beside themselves, the officers summoned the Assen Barracks Guard, ordered an admonitory volley fired in the air above the mutineers. They, heedless, continued their potations. The guard trained their rifles lower, fired, killed a non-commissioned officer who had taken no part in the mutiny, sobered the mutineers into obedience...
...stood up straight, Dempsey came in weaving, bobbing, prowling. He bent his head a little and Tunney's lefts whizzed over. Three of them missed in succession. Incomparably better looking in the ring than Tunney, who was merely handsome, Dempsey leaped forward; he was inside Tunney's guard, a panther striking. Then an amazing thing happened. Tunney held his terrible arms. The referee parted their shoulders and Tunney, with a right and left to the head, backed Dempsey against the ropes, pounded his face, made him shelter himself with wrapping elbows. The gong rang...
...stood up straight, Dempsey came in weaving, bobbing, prowling. He bent his head a little and Tunney's lefts whizzed over. Three of them missed in succession. Incomparably better looking in the ring than Tunney, who was merely handsome, Dempsey leaped forward; he was inside Tunney's guard, a panther striking. Then an amazing thing happened. Tunney held his terrible arms. The referee parted their shoulders and Tunney, with a right and left to the head, backed Dempsey against the ropes, pounded his face, made him shelter himself with wrapping elbows. The gong rang...
...Oregon, sailed through the Pacific, out to Hawaii, up to Alaska, recruiting henchmen in every bar, trading famously, until he reached the mud huts of San Francisco and bargained for an empire with the Spanish padrés and governors. He had gained it by merely promising to guard the Sierra passes against Americans and Indians...
...conferences. A balanced line formation, a fast one two shift in the back field, and a suiit buck, were other new comers in the Crimson mode of attack. On the only deceptive play used y the University eleven during the course of the afternoon, a delayed buck through guard by Sayles, the Crimson right half back ran for a touchdown. For the remainder of the safe and sane veriety was in order. If the new system includes an over head offense it was kept well under cover against the Pennsylvanians. Six passes were attempted of which two were completed...