Word: rapidity
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...contest had hardly begun when Toolan, the Williams left half back, slipped around end for a 72 yard run. On the next play a forward pass was caught on Princeton's 2 yard line and carried over for a touchdown. Williams continued a "rapid fire" attack, her backfield completely baffling the heavier opponents with a succession of fast line plunges and wide end runs that stamped her as the aggressor throughout the entire first half...
Over five thousand college marksmen is the record for the college year ending June 30, 1914. Through the combined efforts of the National Rifle Association of America and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, rapid strides are being made looking to the introduction of rifle shooting as one of the recognized sports in the colleges throughout the country and the movement has been still further stimulated by a recent act of Congress authorizing the free issue of rifles and amunition to college and university rifle clubs...
...Yale freshman football team, which opened its season last Saturday by defeating Dean Academy 19 to 0, is making rapid progress, and is expected to be the strongest team since the famous eleven of 1910. Yates, the 235-pound Hill School guard is starring at left tackle and is looked upon as the most promising guard since Goebel and Cooney. Branden and Markle, both of Hill School, are playing in the back-field, while two other Hill men, Mosely and McNaughton, are holding down the ends. Baldridge and Newton of Andover are playing tackle and guard, respectively, while Black...
There was another shift in the tackle positions, D. P. Morgan replacing R. C. Curtis at left tackle. Elken and Bigelow, substitute tackles, were also given a trial with the University and showed up well. Bigelow is now used as much at tackle as at centre, owing to the rapid development of Wallace as a centre. Logan, Watson, Swigert, Willcox and Winsor were all used at quarter. Logan complained of an injury to his shoulder and retired early in the scrimmage...
...matter of fact, however, in a recent presidential election if one voter in 2,000 in a certain district had voted otherwise than he did, the election would have gone to the other candidate. In addition to its being the duty of every man to vote, the rapid growth of the primary has made it essential also that a man be a partisan; for it is at the primary even more than at the election that the character of the candidates is now established...