Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...entering upon a final and triumphant phase for the Allies. The long and glorious resistance of the French at Verdun has been relieved. The Germans can no longer press the Russians in the east or the Austrians seriously threaten the Italians in the south. The big push...
This breaks the record made during the hockey season by G. A. Percy '18 by 44.5 points. Wright's superiority was evident in his ability to "push up" 67 times compared to Percy's 61 and his fulling 490 kilos with his back and legs as compared to Percy's pull...
...Reverend Samuel A. Eliot '84 pays a high tribute to the work of Thomas Mott Osborne '81 in an article entitled "An Exponent of Harvard Spirit." Mr. Osborne's ideas on prison reform are not new but he has had the courage to push them in the face of strong political opposition. He incurred the enmity of the "bosses" because "he carried about with him too much moral dynamite...
...strength test record for the year of 1442.4 points yesterday afternoon. This surpasses the total of 1227.1 made by A. J. Weatherhead '16 this fall, by 215.3 points, and is 61.4 points higher than the record of 1381 points made by H. R. Hardwick '15 last year. Sixty-one push ups, 30 pull-ups, 265 points on the back pull, 400 on the leg pull, 50 on each fore- arm and 642.4 points for the chest and upper arms contributed to the total...
Funk, who captained the freshmen this fall, is the best man who will come up to the university squad. Centre is his regular position, and he may push Gennert some to retain his place. Gowen and Semmens 1917 will be able, substitutes. Semmens is considered by many to be the best centre in college. He played on the 1913 team, was ineligible the following year, and during the past season was handicapped by an injury which kept him out of the game most of the time...