Word: scratchings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Debevoise, who has had a slump lately, having lost his last two matches, seems to have found himself again. Dixon also has not been up to scratch as was shown in the semi-final match with Harrington which he won only by a narrow margin. But Debevoise had the edge on him yesterday, and with confident strokes he took point after point from his opponent. His back-hand served him to good advantage. Dixon appeared to be unable to cope with it or with his opponent's low shots. His usual steadiness was lacking...
...perhaps to keep a fire in the editorial office, they were forced at times to pander to the tastes of readers who demanded undisturbing fiction, in their newest venture with a publisher like Knopf behind them they need serve neither fiction nor soothing copy of any kind, but may scratch and sting to their heart's content...
...even though the proposed committees only scratch the ground, something has been accomplished. France, Great Britain, and to some extent and with great trepidation the United States have conjoined once more. The issue has not demanded much sacrifice of policy on the part of any; but if better understanding can possibly result between those nations and throughout the peoples of those nations, mountains of trouble may eventually be moved...
...course, when Zaza and Dufresne meet later in her dressing-room she can give way to her artistic temperament. She strokes the hero's tousled hair before she tries to scratch his eyes out. It is quite likely that Miss Farrar looked disheveled when she retired from the stage of the Atlanta theatre on the night she scandalized the Georgia minister above-named...
Shot Put--Won by R. L. Hyatt '24 (5 ft.), 40 ft., 8 in.; second, Earl Evans '25 (3 ft.), 38 ft., 10 1-2 in.; third, C. I. Paulsen 1 E.S. (scratch...