Word: smashes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alex Haegler, seems almost certain to stay in that position all spring. Wynn even feels that Haegler would stand a good chance to be one of the first six varsity players. The tall Brazilian, who also starred on the freshman soccer team, possesses a fast serve and hard overhead smash to go with his considerable tournament experience...
Defense v. Offense. The contrast is also apparent on the playing field. Arsenal's five internationals (players who compete for England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales) are defensive specialists; three of Chelsea's five internationals are offensive forwards. Arsenal plays a "smash and grab'' game, unpretty but effective, concentrating on defense until it gets a sudden scoring chance. Chelsea plays a "copy book" game, pretty but often ineffective, concentrating on deft dribbling and pinpoint passing...
...foreign policy, some Republicans want "to pull out of Korea, and to abandon Europe and to let the United Nations go to smash." Other Republicans want to begin dropping atomic bombs. The Democrats, on the other hand, are against Communism and in favor of peace...
...Bradley gets sterner treatment. Heavy U.S. casualties during the Normandy landings, says Wilmot, were largely the result of Bradley's refusal to use British-invented armored weapons and machines that helped cut British losses to a minimum. Bradley declined to use the British "Crabs" (flailing tanks that could smash a path through minefields), "Crocodiles" (flamethrowing tanks) and "AVREs" (armored vehicles used in demolishing fortifications). Says Wilmot: "It took 3,000 casualties on Omaha [Beach] to persuade the Americans that gallantry is not enough...
...outcry was loud and prompt. Like many a medical evangelist, Dr. Lincoln has a handful of devoted disciples. Among them: New Hampshire's Senator Charles W. Tobey.* "Smash 'em right in the eyes!" howled Tobey when he heard what the medical society had done. "Lick 'em like a custard! They're crucifying a wonderful man-a genius." By no coincidence, Tobey is one of Lincoln's patients; he insists on getting the bacteriophage treatment three or four times a week in the office of Capitol Physician George Calver. He says that it has considerably reduced...