Word: pick
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...During the first part of the afternoon passing and shooting occupied the yearlings but later the squad was divided up into backs and forwards, and defensive and offensive work was tried. All men were watched closely, as with the small size of the squad it will be necessary to pick the tentative team with great care...
...British House of Commons has been likened to the trunk of an elephant: It can uproot a tree or pick up a pin. The same might be said of our democratic form of government. In New York City Mayor Hylan has become terribly excited about the City Hall cat, which lapped up six dollars and fifty cents' worth of milk last year. The city administration is aghast at this peculation of the public funds. Why cannot Robert, the cat, eat the scraps from the janitor's table and save the common people all this vast expenditure? cry the city fathers...
...over lift-creating planes, have increased the general interest in the possible development of the helicopter. In these experiments the machine is shot off a starting platform, much as a dart is thrown in the air. The start is so swift that the machine is able to pick up its flying speed and continue flight with its own engine...
...play voluntarily at odd times, club, class, and graduate school teams may be formed. These aggregations will play regular schedules among themselves, arranged by the Physical Training Department. At present about 30 men, sometimes more, turn up on afternoons when the Hemenway Gymnasium is not in use and pick teams from their number. The department hopes that when the Freshmen have to a large degree moved down to their Athletic Building that many more men from the University at large will report, and thereby make it possible to put the plan described into operation...
...Boston the building of the Pavilion has had much effect on hockey prospects, and although no definite plans have been given out yet, the Harvard Club and the B. A. A. will both undoubtedly be represented by teams. Although the B. A. A. has the pick of players in this section, the Harvard Club has a number of veterans it can rely on for its seven...