Word: shielding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...might against right, of physical prowess against spiritual courage. Humanly speaking, it was folly for David to challenge Goliath. But, with God's blessing, the staff, the scrip, the stone and sling of the shepherd boy, symbolic of spiritual power, prevailed signally over the sword, the spear and the shield of the giant warrior, typical of brute force...
...Manhattan, Miss Marina Hoffman finished an heroic group, two figures, representing England and the U. S., to adorn the facade of Bush House* in London. The statues, when erected in stone, will be twelve feet high. Each figure rests his arms on a shield bearing the coat-of-arms of his country. England's attitude is one of authority and experience, America's is that of a young athlete, keen, ready...
Last week the shields were less than 500 ft. apart. In spite of their huge weight, the distance they have been propelled, and the many difficulties, Chief Engineer Clifford Holland and his staff were confident that the calculations will not be wrong by more than an inch. Each shield weighs 400 tons. The one from New Jersey has taken a snake-like course through mud, the one from Manhattan has had to eat through stone. They move in shoves of 2 1/2 ft.; and after each shove, "sand hogs" probe for obstructions with long iron bars. Manhattan skyscrapers are used...
Swimming'. At Les Tourelles, Count Clary, President of the French Olympic Committee, distributed prizes to dripping aquatic champions. Four-fifths of the recipients wore the U. S. shield...
...spectators assembled in the Harvard Stadium to witness the final Olympic track and field tryouts for the U. S. The day was wet, muggy, miserable, autumnal ; the ground was more like a soggy sponge than an athletic field; nevertheless, 104 athletes won the right to wear the U. S. shield at the Olympic Games at Colombes (Paris) next month...