Word: questionable
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...despite brilliant individual performances, the outstanding feature of the game was the rugged lineplay of the Crimson defensive unit. Yale backs failed to make one long run. The only question in doubt was whether the jayvee attack could ring up a touchdown. It did--four times...
...desperate and unsuccessful attempts to have the case brought before a Federal court as a last resort. He describes the trials, the controversial character of Judge Webster Thayer, the jury and the unorthodox way in which it was chosen, the witnesses and their testimony, and the involved question of the evidence. Although the purpose of this book is to present an objective view of the case, the authors could obviously not refrain from unconsciously injecting their own judgments. Professor Morgan writes: "Against a masterful and none too scrupulous prosecution was opposed a hopelessly mismanaged defense before a stupid trial judge...
...play he collided head-on with fullback Bert Hoffman and collapsed dizzily upon the turf. In his dazed condition he only realized that his left thumb was broken, but the trainers on the bench surmised more. They rushed out onto the field to investigate and started plying him with question to find out how hard he had been hit. They asked him his name, they asked him that day it was, and finally they asked him what he was doing that afternoon. Butch sat up, fingered his injured thumb, pondered the 60,000 fans in the stadium a minute...
...advised and lawless Irgunists. But last week the Holy War seemed to be dying a natural death, a death hastened by the force of Jewish arms. David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel, announced peace overtures from two of the principal Arab states, Egypt and Trans-Jordan. The question is whether the big powers with strategic and economic stakes in the Middle East will allow these peace talks to reach a final and successful conclusion...
Precedent from previous Deans Office ruling is also out of the question, Leighton added. To his knowledge, during his 16-year tenure, there has never been a case involving a similar issue...