Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Yale had the man-power, the running backs and a world of loginess and stupidity. Harvard had all the inspiration, 11 hard tacklers at all times, and nothing worthy of being called an offense. . . . This Harvard team will not be remembered among the greatest, but as one that fought against great odds and held its own . . . every man that got into action fought valiantly."--Stanley Woodward, Boston Herald...
...Grey Iron" carries the reader along securely but gives small indication of the vitality and power attributed to him. The voice of the narrator early loses any ring of conviction, and long before the end seems the voice of one who of necessity relates what holds little interest...
...dependent in any way upon the League of Nations. We want to be sure that our entry into the World Court will not commit us, even indirectly, to the endorsement of or guaranteeing League policies. This is far more important than it seems on the surface. The European Powers which control the Council of the League of Nations submit to the World Court only questions which they cannot settle themselves or for which they want a wide international "moral underwriting" of the decision. We should be the only Great Power on the bench of the Court which...
...comment with perfect fairness on the individual performances would be merely to write a catalogue of praise for each character. Miss May Collins' "Lady Teazle" was a delightfully fresh and vivacious piece of work, and one of real power in the dramatic movements. Sir Peter Teazle by O. P. Heggle, and Sir Oliver by Mr. Ben Field were also particularly notable; and among the minor parts Mr. De Angelis, as Moses, was the best stage Jew we have ever seen, bar none. James Dale as Joseph Surface was oily enough and hypocritical enough to damn forever the "man of sentiment...
...compete as an amateur because of the low-minded, non-idealistic, dishonest money grabbers who, in the guise of coaches, instructors, teachers, attendants or what not, would indirectly be receiving compensation for their competition upon the amateur field. If there could be a body with supreme intelligence, with omnipotent power and enduring activity passing upon the proprieties of all competitions between all contestants, deciding each case purely upon the basis of sport for sport's sake, there would be no need either of amateur rules or even of amateurism, but for the same reason that laws and a police force...