Word: line
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When the War of Nerves is translated into history, military annals will feature not only the Maginot line and pocket battleships but a new quick-firing, self-loading weapon called the Bureau of Public Information. While Nazi planes ripped up Poland, the allied bombers buried the country-side with pamphlets. Along the Westwall, scores of victrolas blared at the French through loudspeakers: "Lay down your arms. We have no quarrel with you." From their Whitehall desks English officials are preaching to the world a poilus legend of crusade...
Ives played in the forward line all of last year and has now practically run the gamut of the positions. Edgar, a big, fast player who has complete control of the ball with either foot, is expected to boost the power of the forwards...
Howie Mendel, Lew Vorley, and Art Page make up the rest of the forward line, while Jimmy Rousmaniere and Charley d'Autremont will start with Ives at the halfbacks. Jim Doughty will be at the other fullback post and Jack Penson will guard the goal...
...Crimson tasted pay dirt early in the game when Lo Withington scored on a line buck after a sustained first quarter march. Captain Hammy Wood made the score 7 to 0 as his kick safely split the uprights for the extra point...
Another score came in the third period on a long pass and the Lamarmen struck again twice in the fourth stanza. The Terriers never seriously threatened, only once penetrating as far as the Harvard 25-yard line...