Word: ringed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week Dr. Gessler's words had an honest ring. He is in ill health. Fate has just dealt him a "personal blow" by striking dead, during the past twelvemonth, his two flourishing sons, and, last week, his mother. Since the Fatherland is secure and Otto Gessler stricken, why should he not rest...
...letters and Theological explanations intended to allay fear of the primacy of the Church over the temporal affairs of its communicants have made few converts. No logic can move the man who says flatly that he will not elect for his president one who has kissed the Pope's ring, even, it may be supposed, if the one in question is the greatest governor New York ever had. The stupid assertions about drinking that have been made by drys who now oppose Smith, are incredible enough, but atatcks on Catholicism by religious enemies of the Governor, by the example...
...Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas," wrote Virgil, but in this instance much more fortunate is he who can divine the results of the new course at Annapolis. Those whose illusions concerning the virile midshipman, puissant hero of the boxing ring, the gridiron and the crows nest of a cruiser battling a nasty northwestern, have been shattered are warned against visualizing future admirals in knickers wielding mashles. There are some things, which a narrow deck and a heaving ocean will not permit. Golf might be said to come under the general category...
...England, both of whom have done 15 seconds flat or better. Sempe of France, and Steinhardt of Germany are not quite so fast as the other three but under the pressure of Olympic competition, might step into the lead. America, however, has unquestionably better material. Wells of Dartmouth and Ring of the New York Athletic Club with Werner of the Illinois Athletic Club and Dye of California can all of them turn in stellar performances, while there is any number of good hurdlers to supplement them...
...lead and were never headed. Clark started his scoring in the first period and tallied in all but the last chukker. He made the best shot of the night at the start of the third period when he travelled at full speed down the center of the riding ring, hit the ball at about quarter length, and with a powerful sweep, drove it the remaining distance in the air for a score...