Word: headway
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...newsgatherers last week by Cardinal Vannutelli, on the eve of his 90th birthday, in earnest quavering speech: "Mussolini is the man chosen by God to direct Italy to her glorious goal. I pray for him daily. . . . Negotiations for the reconciliation of the Church and State are making gratifying headway, and we are confident that a settlement may be reached on a basis of justice to the Holy See." Such well-meant words are little more than wasted breath so long as the potent Pietro Cardinal Gasparri continues Pontifical Secretary of State, and voices now and then his unalterable opposition...
Garrison, left halfback for the Sec- onds, was the only ball-carrier who made headway against the strong 1930 forward wall, while Wetmore and Meson were constant threats to the Seconds. The forward passing of the combination was the only means by which the Freshmen could gain against their heavier foes...
Hanover, N. H., October 20. This afternoon the Big Green put the finishing touches on the attack which will be used against the Crimson on Soldiers Field Saturday. The hird team, using Harvard plays, seemed to make remarkable headway against the University eleven. Captain Norton Hooker, through injuries sustained the other day, will probably be cut of the lineup when the ball is put into play in Cambridge...
...like period of time. The object of this drill was primarily to give defensive training to the class teams; the seconds being in possession of the ball the greater part of the time. The Sophomores, during their brief possession of the ball, were unable to make any great headway against the second team line. Later, the Juniors engaged in a stiff scrimmage which afforded an excellent defensive drill...
Chaos flung engulfing wings over China last week. In their shadow Anarchy gibbered. The Chinese Communist tide, welling upward from Canton (TIME, Sept. 6), gained undisputed headway at last. During the week the one hundred million Chinese who dwell in the Yangtze River valley found themselves in the power of the Cantonese Communist Super-Tuchun Chang Kaishek. The Great Powers, anxious, perturbed, despatched a total of 40 warships up the Yangtze to protect their nationals...