Word: spectacularisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...very favorable reaction to the proposition. The ability of Mr. Banks, as our foremost match player, as a player and analyst of international fame and as an editor has long been established. Chess is more widely played than checkers. I believe. It is more complex and outwardly spectacular, but is by no manner of means even approximately as scientific. Every position in checkers is a problem in pure mathematics. As one who has (in 1906) worked in the upper reaches of differential and integral calculus, and who has also spent many years (not recently) in the study of checkers...
Ande Charlot, producer of Charlot's Revue, now playing in Boston, has consented to give a short talk on the producing of musical comedies. Mr. Charlot had attained great success in London by his spectacular revues, but, realizing that the heart of this type of show was some small detail of the whole piece, such as a single song hit or clever monologue, he sought to develop a new form of light entertainment which would be a combination of light opera and the now prevailing vaudeville type of revue. Peculiarly this has been the field of drama that the Dramatic...
...start of the twelfth however, Sharkey darted from his corner, shot his right fist to McTigue's jaw with spectacular results. A fountain of blood spurted from the Irishman's mouth continued to spurt. Both fighters were soon smeared from head to heel with Celtic gore. Spectators, bloodthirsty of nature, were visibly relieved when Referee McPartland stopped the fight, giving Sharkey credit for a technical knockout...
...That these four nations and the U. S. empower their delegates at the resumed Geneva conference next month to "negotiate and conclude" a naval disarmament treaty. Thus, President Coolidge chose to use League of Nations machinery that is already in motion, instead of attempting another spectacular Washington conference...
...Crimson lineup will remain intact. The showing of the team in the Andover game was spectacular especially after the attack got under way and Coach C. L. Peirson '25 is content to let well enough alone. Nothing could be desired of the attack Harding in particular scintillating at center. Lakin and Summers gave him considerable support and Davis substituting at center finished the game with two goals to his credit...