Word: rans
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...taxicab army that saved Paris is one of the few legends of the war that time has not demolished. In that long, swaying line that ran from Verdun past Fere-Champenoise and the marshes of Saint Gond almost to the gates of Paris--German cavalry were in the town of Claye for a few hours, but fifteen miles away--it was the army of Gallieni, on the extreme right flank of Von Kluck, that began the counter attack which dislocated the German line and gave Foch his chance to break through. Thus these old cochers of the boulevards who drove...
...games this season, losing the opening contest 7 to 6 to Furman College. Following that defeat the Southerners took a decided brace and have not since been scored upon. They won from Rollins College 19 to 0, from the Florida Legion of Tampa 14 to 0, and last Saturday ran almost at will through the Howard eleven for a 57 to 0 victory...
Dartmouth likewise came within scoring distance some moments later, when Mills, the speedy Green quarterback, ran back a punt from mid-field to the 21-yard line. But the Crimson line likewise proved impenetrable and Neidlinger attempted an unsuccessful placement kick...
Following this tally, Gehrke kicked short to Mills who ran out to the 38-yard line. Then two advances by Leavitt netted a first down, but the following plays failed to advance the ball, the third quarter ending at this point. After the teams had changed goals, Mills called for a 48-yard placement by Neidlinger, and the latter sent off a perfect kick which dropped straight over the goal...
...shortage of railroad transportation, and it seems further probable that those two shortages are already well on the way toward becoming serious. During the peak of the boom in the spring of 1920 manufacturing firms began an active and aggressive competition for labor, and when that happened manufacturing costs ran up and profits disappeared...