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Many a Spaniard was vexed at Dictator Primo's exalted connivance at providing Abd-el-Krim with opulent support for life on a balmy isle 45 miles long, 32 wide and only 380 miles off the coast of Madagascar. At Madrid the slogan, "Hamstring Abd-el-Krim!" has long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Dipping and Scratching | 7/26/1926 | See Source »

Meanwhile Deputy Andre Tardieu, a somewhat unattached champion of the Right, set out to hamstring whatever negotiations might be going on between M. Caillaux and foreign bankers, among whom there was even mentioned Dr. Schacht of the German Reichsbank In order to embarrass Caillaux, Deputy Tardieu relentlessly interpolated Premier Briand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Murky Magic? | 7/12/1926 | See Source »

Ruptured muscles.--These injuries were common and affected either the quadriceps extensor of the leg or the hamstring muscle. Ruptures of the quadriceps were especially common among the heavy men and in many cases were due apparently entirely to the muscular exertion of quick starting. In some cases and especially...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHYSICAL SIDE OF FOOTBALL | 1/5/1906 | See Source »

J. T. Roche '99, who strained the hamstring in his leg in the games with Pennsylvania, is steadily improving but will be unable to compete at Mott Haven.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/21/1897 | See Source »

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