Word: spectacularisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Opening the discussion with the part science will play in the next war, Dr. Hall emphasized the importance of chemistry. "The most spectacular side of chemical warfare is the use of gas and smoke", he said. "The airplane and the tank will be the chief agents of destruction in the next war, and the struggle will be for supremacy in these two fields...
...chance of defeating Yale. The Crimson was favored to beat Princeton. But the Tiger attacked Cambridge with more ferocity than it had ever before shown and returned to Jungle town crown in hand. A week later the Elis, slightly the underdogs in betting, repeated this performance in a less spectacular way, and brought the crown to New Haven. Next Saturday Harvard will be on the short end of the betting when it invades New Haven. History has but to repeat itself and John Harvard will wear the crown...
Yale Passes Spectacular...
...spectacular catches of forward passes remain among the unforgetable incidents of the battle. The first followed shortly after Pond's dash from behind the goal. When a fast pass sailed several feet over the heads of the Princeton team, Bench of Yale leaped into the air and snatched it for a 15 yard gain...
...third period there was an even more spectacular performance. A pass directly over the center of the line was diagnosed by three Tigers and they rushed toward Pond, who was to receive it. He was knocked over by their onslaught just as the pigskin came within reach, but by an almost superhuman effort he lurched forward as he fell and grabbed the ball from the midst of his opponents...