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...score was tied, 2 to 2, with the Braves' quest-shon mark outfield coming to bat. Jim Russell singled to left. Pete Reiser sacrificed him to second. One out. Tommy Holmes grounded out, Russell moving to third on the play. Two out. Then Phil Masi was given an intentional walk--good strategy, inasmuch as the next man up was, by his own admission, the worst batter in the National League...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 4/22/1949 | See Source »

...Crime plans to use the Quest-shon Mark formation which is practically impregnable. This formation is based on faking out the ends, trapping the guards, and then plunging through the middle. Instead of the usual backfield, the Quest-shon Mark features a quarterback, left half back, wired back, and benderback...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crime Reveals?-Formation Today | 10/23/1948 | See Source »

...plan to feel them out in the first ten minutes, and then open up with our pass attack," Fiend said. "If Dartmouth stops our Quest-Shon Mark attack, we can always use our quick-opening series...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crime Reveals?-Formation Today | 10/23/1948 | See Source »

Even more disturbing was the bell-ringing incident: "Three Greek soldiers of Shon-Morise section secretly entered into our frontier ringing a hand bell to give the impression of a flock of. sheep." But the Albanians were not deceived. "Actually they were reconnoitering our partisan frontier forces. One of the soldiers of our patrol, as soon as he heard the ringing of the hand bell, went to see what was happening. As soon as the Greeks saw our soldier they fired at him, intending to kill him. Our soldier, saving himself, took position and with his two other comrades have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Beastly Atrocities | 9/16/1946 | See Source »

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