Word: jab
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...grounds. Sir, I admire, sympathize with, and love the French, but it's the British to whom I give my respect. They've got the 'spirit of the bayonet'; they've changed their easy going temperament and, taught by bitter experience, answer the cry 'Kamerad' with a short sharp jab; they're fighting mad, playing the game for all it's worth. System? They've got everything down to a fine point; a great part of the time the Tommies don't even realize that the games they are playing are developing just the traits of character and strength...
...Juniors, but the eight has been strengthened by the return of Barnes to 7, and has improved during the last two days. The Junior crew, under Coach Stephenson, was badly defeated by the second University crew last Monday, and showed many faults in the race. The bad tendency to jab the oars in after hanging on the catch has been partially corrected, and the crew is certainly rowing in better form now than that shown on Monday. The second and third Freshman crews are well up to the standard of secondary Freshman crews...