Word: pivots
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Pivot of the shift was Jordan, which in nine years has been transformed from a quiet Bedouin kingdom to a turbulent and strife-torn nation dominated by Palestine Arabs. The crisis in Jordan was misleadingly billed by Arabs and Israelis alike as strictly an "internal" Jordanian affair. It was anything but that. Jordan is an artificial country carved out of the desert, and cannot live without support from somebody. Ever since the British abdicated, King Hussein's chaotic and impoverished kingdom has been open to every neighbor's intervention. During last fall's Sinai war, neighboring Arab...
This year, with Krebs improving in every game, S.M.U. looks better than ever using an attack that is deceptively simple: break fast and feed the ball to Krebs. "A lot of clubs run plays off the pivot man," explains Hayes frankly. "We don't. If we can get the ball to him and he can score, the green light...
...leader of this experienced nucleus is Captain Ike Canty, the team's high scorer last season (324 points) and its one-man rebounder. Canty says he is 6-4, but he actually looks more like 6-3, and has difficulty in playing the pivot position against taller opponents...
...older children know it. Daughter Katie has the instincts, if not the business acumen, of a prostitute−and a two-year-old illegitimate son to show for it. But it is Hank, a Neanderthal 18-year-old, around whom the family and its impending tragedy pivot. A stint in his father's boots as the family's wartime disciplinarian, plus the lure of easy money, has turned Hank into a small-time mobster. He wields a mean cosh in a gang that includes sister Katie and two of his brothers. On one night's prowl...
...scoring. With Martin Lindsay getting the Crimson a large share of the set scrums, the threequarters (Rugby's backfield) had a good chance to gain ground. Only solid Yale tackling prevented a breakthrough, as Ash Hallett did a good job of fast passing in his first match at the pivot position of scrum half...