Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...most self-assured little man I ever saw. He had a habit of bouncing off the ropes on top of his opponent during a match in order to get up momentum for his punches. But I saw him do it once too often. He hopped off the ropes full speed and met the outstretched glove of the other fighter. They carried him out semi-conscious fifteen minutes later. He had too much confidence...
...explained in conclusion that the proposal called for a 15 per cent rebate on the 1926 income taxes payable on April of next year. The most important factor about the rebate, according to Mr. Britt, would be the attempt to speed Congress into legislating before the lapse of several years...
Placing six men out of the first ten to speed across the finish line, Harvard accumulated 25 points against Yale's 31 and Princeton's 64 to win the Big Three Triangular meet. Macaulay Smith, captain of the Yale runners, and W. M. Briggs, his teammate, flashed over in one-two order just ahead of five Harvard...
...huddle" came from the West but was put on by Roper with greater speed and perfection than had ever been shown before in the game against Harvard in 1924. The year before this in Harvard's 5 to 0 victory the Harvard scouts had expected Princeton to use a Notre Dame offence against us but they missed their guess and although the team was prepared to meet it this year, a green team the next year could not get both defenses and the Harvard coaches decided to use only the defense that would stop the offensive smashes that Princeton...
Slagle, whose elusive speed has been the bane of eastern tacklers for the last two years, is likely to be on the side lines at the opening kick-off, but will be ready to enter the game at any moment. Slagle is not the only back who will give the Crimson forwards plenty to think about, since Williams, Prendergast, and Caulkins, all big factors in the Princeton victory of last year, will see action in tomorrow's contest...