Word: squad
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Interest in lacrosse has grown suddenly this year with a squad so large that only about half will be able to go on the spring trip in April...
Minister Rodríguez scooted back to Lima, gathered a handful of followers, largely Government employes from his own ministry, and marched into the Government Palace. He summoned the Army officer in command of the palace machine-gun squad. "I am assuming the Executive post since General Benavides is leaving Peru," announced the Minister. "Hand over your command." The officer pretended to accept the order. Once outside the palace, however, he quickly telephoned the President's home, informed General Benavides' aides of the coup, then locked himself in the palace observation tower and trained his machine guns...
Before the papers had time to print them the revolt was over. Troops came on the double, set up machine guns on the avenues around the building. Revolver drawn. Sergeant Major Rizo Patron tramped into the palace with a squad of soldiers...
Competing in the slow Columbia pool, a cold-ridden Crimson squad defeated the New Yorkers Saturday in a meet that was not s close as the 41-34 score might indicate. The 1942 swimmers were given a severe drubbing by a crack Exeter team, 49 to 17, as the schoolboys took every first, four seconds, and both relays...
...guards. As the season progresses, it is possible that more and more of the burden of play will fall upon some of these men. At any rate, it is the Varsity future of these Yardlings with Wes Fesler that is all-important. Any one of the men on the squad has a chance of making a definite contribution to Fesler's Varsity. The subs of this season may develop into the stars of next season, because many a Freshman reserve has risen beyond some of the regulars in his class in the Varsity spotlight...