Word: pass
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...outset of the game the sailors seemed decidedly superior to the Marines. With the ball on their 27-yard line after a long punt by Mahan, a pretty forward pass from W. J. Murray '18 to E. L. Casey '19 netted 40 yards, and this with line plunges by Lowney of Colby, T. H. Enwright '18 and Casey, and an eight-yard forward pass, left the ball on the Marines' two-yard line, where the sailors lost it on downs. After Enwright had run back Mahan's punt 27 yards, the second attack ended in a try at a goal...
...sailors threatened to score, but on each occasion the Army's defence was able to stop the advance. On two of these times the ball was well within the five-yard line, and once with one yard to gain on the fourth down the reserves attempted a forward pass, which failed, however, to score the winning points...
...pass in review with the evenest ranks may bear little relation to fighting in France, but it does give a good hint as to the general effectiveness of a regiment. The best way to convince the University committee that this Corps is actually more than a mob of enthusiastic boys is to make that review one worthy of praise. It so happens that the members of the committee cannot be present in Cambridge to watch the daily progress of the regiment, and they will naturally judge much from what they see today. Make their impression one which will make them...
...section of the Signal Officers' Reserve Corps is the corp d'elite of our army, all right. It advertises for "men of daring, men of ability, men with clear heads, men with keen eyes," between the ages of 19 and 30, "preferably under 25," who "must be able to pass a stringent examination covering eyes, ears, heart, lungs and sense of balance," and who possess a college education or its equivalent. Note that last word. You are passed at once on a college diploma if the physical tests are met, but, lacking a college record, you must have a thorough...
...will also apply to Seniors in the Naval Reserve now at the University, who may be called back into active service after earning their degree, or who pass examinations for commissions...