Word: poked
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...national policy is, thus, that of a Far Eastern Monroe Doctrine. The League of Nations is not necessary to Japan. We have no occasion to poke our nose into Europe's affairs. We should concentrate our efforts on the stabilization of Asia. . . . 'Back to Asia' is the watchword of our party. We may be forced to quit the League and China may renew her campaign against us. We must prepare for repetition of the Shanghai affair, and it is impossible to expect improvement in our relations with the United States; they are likely to become worse. . . . Extraordinary measures, in which...
...brave Yawalapiti would not for a long time touch the "egg" dropped by the sky-thing. When it gave out no sound, no movement, no smell, one brave ventured to poke it with his fishing spear. The sack uttered a tinkle. The Yawalapiti leaped upon it, ripped it with his sharp spear. Out fell knives, fishhooks and other trade goods-which delighted them...
...wings up to the opposing goal at full speed while the center came down the middle and took a long shot which they were supposed to net before the goalie could clear. This has been the attacking plan of the professionals. In the McGill game, however, the Canadians poke-checking often caught the puck at mid-ice, leaving the two Harvard defense men at the mercy of the entire Maple Leaf forward line. In this situation, the second team should theoretically always score and where this continually occurs the primarily defensive team usually wins. Harvard was not long to learn...
...return on the sleeper. Although the two Universities have played with only one break every year since 1900 a tie tonight would be only the third in the 32 years of competition.TOP--Jack Winter, stalwart Yale defenseman who halted many Harvard rushes. ABOVE--W. H. Crosby '32 whose reliable poke-checking, In last Saturday's game, broke up many Blue offensives. RIGHT--Captain C. C. Cunningham '32, star forward and body-checker...
...customer. Leader of an insurgent group of cabdrivers who resent the methods of a racketeering corporation, Cagney has ample chance to perform his specialty?a short right-hand punch to the side of the jaw. He threatens his girl (Loretta Young) almost every time he sees her, takes a poke at the clerk from whom they get a marriage license. Right after the marriage, Cagney sets out to avenge a murder committed by the head racketeer of the taxi corporation. Despite his wife's protests, he chases the murderer into a closet and is prepared to shoot him through...