Word: stakes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...chief of the "have" nations, and with most at stake, Britain should make definite overtures to the United States...
...score was 20 to 20, as the home team held the ball on the enemy's two yard line; fourth down, seconds to go, and the sectional championship at stake for the offense. As both teams, composed of huge mountain-like men, lined up for the final play, the left tackle for the defense stood up and shouted, "Hey, when do youse guys draw yer pay-checks...
...bolo punch." Two years ago in a nontitle fight Garcia knocked Ross down in the first round, but Ross outboxed him for the decision on that occasion. He did so again in a second (over-the-weight) meeting two months later. Last week, with his title at stake, Champion Ross outboxed and gamely outfought Challenger Garcia until the twelfth round. Then, fatigued and bruised by Garcia's punishing gloves, he fought gamely on, contrived by a magnificent display of ring generalship to keep out of danger until the finish, brought the stands to their feet in admiration...
...make to stir the moribund League to action, and stirring were the words of Dr. Wellington Koo, although he never once spoke of "war": "Intoxicated by his last conquest, the invader [Japan] is bent upon ruthless slaughter and wanton destruction. The lives of 450,000,000 people are at stake. . . . The Japanese forces invading Chinese territory show utter disregard for all the rules of international law. The law of morality gives place to violence and anarchy. . . . Civilization and the security of the world is in the balance...
...White's Rosalind; the world's mile-and-a-half trotting record; with a 3:12½ victory in the $15,000 All-American Stake Handicap at the New York State Fair at Syracuse...