Word: iced
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hungary. An ice jam three miles wide and as high as a six-story building piled up in the Theiss River. The Hungarian army expended three-fourths of the stock of ammunition allowed to it under existing treaties in a vain effort to shoot up this veritable iceberg, which caused the famed Tokay wine region to suffer a flood loss of ten billion crowns ($100,000). Angry Hungarians ran about shrieking that the Roumanian Government had aggravated the floods by opening certain sluice gates in violation of the Treaty of the Trianon...
...Nassau puck men have faced a series of hard preliminary contests in such teams as Queens College and the Royal Military College, both of Canada, and the St. Nicholas Club, which ranks along with the Boston Aggreti, Association squad. This is the first year that the ice game has been recognized as a major sport and the Princetonians are primed to climb in the race this season. Guarding the goal, the Princetonians will have Sullivan, three year veteran. Last year Pepper, who has since left college, was given the first choice in the cage, but Sullivan has been showing excellent...
...Princetonians suffered an injury in the Queen's College game, when Charles, the heaviest man on the ice, was hurt in body checking a Canadian forward. He may not be able to get into the fray tomorrow as a result
...team was on edge before vacation, which fact was demonstrated by the manner in which the powerful Dartmouth five was trounced 36-22. An effort will be made to get the men back to this pitch before the M. I. T. game. It is hoped that the ice victory of a few weeks ago will be repeated on the basketball floor...
...Toronto has two effective and apparently tireless skaters. Both have played in every game without a relief. Porter is rangy and the fastest man on the Varsity squad. When he takes the puck he is the hardest man to stop, and almost invariably carries it the length of the ice. Porter is additionally valuable for he is rarely off his feet, being more than ordinarily clever at jumping sticks Wright at right defense does not stand out but is equally as effective at stopping opposing runs. He is also a seasoned veteran of several years experience...