Word: interceptive
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...many mighty dirigibles. Per se its utility is small. Kite balloons, a variant ol the spherical balloons used for sporting purposes, are useful as observation posts for Army and Navy operations alike, and spherical balloons may serve to form a barrage by a network of suspension wires to intercept attacking planes. But on the whole it may 'be said that the spherical balloon remains today what it has always been-an instrument of a most delightful and thrilling sport, with devotees as numerous as ever. The great balloon event of the year is the Gordon Bennett Cup race open...
...their goal. Thus when the Canadian captain skated around the Harvard net and made a back hand flip into the net, Newell was the only one to raise a hand against him, for the University defence was lined up a few feet in front of the cage, waiting to intercept the pass that didn't come...
...motorboats which bring the liquor cargoes ashore from vessels three miles out are subject to interruption. The present prohibition fleet is inadequate to cope with the numbers and speed of the motorboats which bring liquor in across the last three miles of open water. It is to intercept these craft that the former submarine chasers would be used...
...seven plays after the kick-off and a few moments later added six points more. As soon as Coach Fisher began putting his substitutes into play, however, Middlebury twice held the red-jerseyed team for downs and itself made four Arst downs in succession, only to have Pfaffman intercept a forward pass and run 75 yards for a touchdown...
...former was able to continue through the game but Byington had to give way to Pringle after a severe blow in the face. Dorman at the middle of the second half, sprained a ligament, and Greenidge, the University's clever fullback, fell on his wrist when attempting to intercept the ball, breaking both bones...