Word: shake
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...honors of our Theatre, played through the whole week despite his advancing years, his failing sight-despite the temperature. The cheers that greeted him must have made it all worth while and more so. And the performance that he gave caused the most determined modernists of our spectators to shake their heads a trifle sadly and note that, although ideas, mechanisms, money have done much for our stage, they cannot replace John Drew. Laurette Taylor's startling genius gave the breath and brilliancy of life to the name role. William Courtleigh, O. P. Heggie, Violet Heming, Ernest Lawford contented...
...perfect start, the race developed into a contest between the University and Navy crews, for Syracuse soon dropped behind and trailed nearly a length at the half-mile mark. The University led by half a length at this point, rowing 36 to Navy's 34, but unable to shake off the clinging Annapolis crew...
...recruit being detailed for some rather hazardous undertaking was reprimanded by a non-commissioned officer for allowing his knees; to shake; the inference being that he was trembling with fright. But the recruit repudiated the idea and countered with the statement that the wind got up his trouser legs...
...most surprising shift in the shake-up is that of Ullman, who has been with Coach Lake's seconds, to take the place of Captain Hammond at second base. Hammond will go to first base and replace Coady, who will not appear in the batting order, while Burgess will take the place of Bennett in center field, completing the changes in position. HARVARD PENNSYLVANIA Zarakov 3b. c.f. Tremper Ellison r.f. 3b. Sensenig Todd l.f. l.f. McGrew Hammond 1b. s.s. Farrell Ullman 2b. 1b. Schuff Burgess c.f. r.f. Lindsay Hoffman c. 2b. Allen Howard s.s. c. Davenport Toulmin p. p. Long
...seven years after the Armistice, students in a business college in the heart of Boston should still be obliged to undergo compulsory military training. The matter is not one of pacifism or militarism now, despite the opinions of old die-hards". The point at issue is the right to shake off military requirements now that their raison d'etre has disappeared. And the right to assort this truism has been seriously infringed...