Word: spectacularisms
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...place comes to him by virtue of adventure, and as a reward. After 32 years in the service of a devoted constituency, which returned him regularly to office every two years during a career more meritorious than spectacular; after holding for six years the highest post which his colleagues could bestow-the Speakership-he chose to essay the more difficult and dubious task of winning the electorate of Massachusetts to send him to the Senate for the culmination of his career...
...Signor Benito Mussolini as the Dux of Fascismo, swore allegiance to King Vittorio Emanuele and ceased to be a purely party organization. At Milan, Benito's home town, Black Shirts, as the Fascist Militia is known, concentrated in large numbers to swear fealty to their King. The most spectacular parade was, however, at Rome. In the vale of the Aventine and Palatine hills, between the Colosseum and the Appius Claudius road, thousands of Black Shirts assembled. On every side were thousands of Roman! whom the gorgeously clad carabinieri had the greatest difficulty in managing. Cheers upon cheers rent...
...preeminence of football is due entirely to the fact that its spectacular features appeal to the public. This is its only claim to distinction. The accessories of the game apparently do not have the same hold on the popular fancy Undergraduates are not to be blamed if they prefer to spend their time otherwise than in listening to a standard fight talk garnished by profanity, meaningless assertions of "We'll beat so-and-so," and vociferous exhortations to get behind the team. To some, this sort of thing may seem sacred, but the majority of students are no reason...
...fairly obvious. One change, however, that it seems probable that the coaches have made, will come as a surprise. This is the promotion of Gamache, tried for the first time at end last week, to the place formerly filled by Chase. Gamache's rise has been even more spectacular and sudden than Stafford's. Playing as a substitute center all the early part of the year, he was never conceded a chance of becoming a first string man. Perhaps his blunder in making a faulty pass at a crucial moment in the Dartmouth game served him well...
...come from behind and score, three hard games in succession have taken their toll of injuries, and have been constant drains upon her reserve strength. Therefore, Army is figured to triumph over the Eli eleven tomorrow by the margin of one touchdown in a game which will be as spectacular as any of its predecessors. Possessing as it does, a backfield containing last year's All-American, Wilson, and the equally famous Hewitt, formerly of Pittsburgh, the Army will send a team on the field determined to achieve its first victory in the Bowl...