Word: matching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...national defense. "But," says the Navy, paraphrasing Karl von Clausewitz† "the best defense is a strong offense." The farther from U. S. shores an enemy could be met, the prouder and happier the Navy would be. The Navy does not boast that one U. S. sailor is a match for any two foreigners but it firmly believes that if the U. S. sailor is armed as well as any foreigner, no one will ever come to war with...
...Cohn, a fat, unctuous personage with a great mane of blond hair, is to be seen, sleekly appareled and carrying a lady's parasol to shield his eyes, at every major race meeting in Europe. Frequently, very frequently, his horses win. His Sir Galahad distanced Epinard in a match race for private stakes...
...stud farm at Newport, Ky., munching bluegrass. As a three-year-old, In Memoriam outran Oilman Harry Ford Sinclair's swift Zev at the $50,000 Latonia stakes on Nov. 3, 1923. Two weeks later, Zev defeated In Memoriam by a nostril in the most thrilling match race of all time. Today, Zev is eating grass on Mr. Sinclair's farm in New Jersey...
Yale has made the best showing this year that it has ever made. It met Buffalo in the first round of the national tournament and was beaten by the close score of 3 to 2. Gillespie and Simonds were the winners in this match. Yale will be at a slight disadvantage in the match this afternoon since their courts are considerably smaller than those of the University...
...summary of the match follows...