Word: squad
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Texas ten years ago," said Printer Crawford, "and for the next three or four years I spent a few days every year with him at Juarez where he was a corps commander. He fled from Mexico when Federalist troops were trying to put him in front of a firing squad. Right now he is the most peaceful-minded man in the United States. He has put away his sword and his pistol and is looking for business opportunities-possibly in Chicago. He left my house this morning and I can't say where...
...star of the evening, running up seven tallies. Kimball played on the Freshman outdoor team last year, and was also one of the trio that defeated the 51st Brigade last Saturday. Tilden has not played so far this season, but he was on the first year squad last year with Luton and Kimball...
...there is another, a pitiful possibility. Can it be that the Book Squad of the Watch and Ward feel harsh twinges of conscience at being obliged to use "falsehood and deception" in their glorious work? Can it be that the stern motto "The end justifies the means" only hides spirits saddened by the quality of those means? If so, it is time for some kind person to take the blindfold from the eyes of the self-made martyrs, and to instruct them, gently, that no one wants to suffer. Then, with the contentment of those who have done their work...
This afternoon in Hemenway Gymnasium at 4 o'clock will be held a wrestling demonstration by the Harvard wrestling squad at which the referees, officials, and coaches of the colleges of Greater Boston will attend...
Accordingly this demonstration will be held today. Outsiders will not be admitted. The Harvard squad will go through the various holds, counters, breaks, and so forth; the coaches and officials will then hold open discussion and draw up a standard set of regulations by which all will abide...