Word: stemming
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...half, with the Harlowmen only one touchdown behind and seemingly coming back; then collapse in the third and fourth period. The symbolic play was the first from scrimmage in the second half-a fumble or bad pass from center. After that even Kenary was not enough to stem the tide alone...
...School graduate himself in 1913, the Senator admitted that his first collegiate loyalties stem from undergraduate days at Yale. "But I'm willing to stand up for Harvard Law," he chuckled, "even though I can't stand up very loudly while I'm on the Board of the Yale Corporation...
Since most of the injuries stem from sloppy individual technique caused by poor condition, the Varsity trainer encourages his charges to get into top physical shape and stay that way all season, with no letdowns for "just one Lucky or one quick beer." The only time a player may legitimately partake of anything stronger than rootbeer is when he's flat on his back on the field inhaling from a bottle of ammonia. On this point, the Varsity footballers agree. "What the hell," most of them will tell you, "it's just common sense...
Last fall, henry piloted his youthful proteges to a brilliant conclusion after the season got off to a stormy start. Three early defeats failed to stem the coach's optimism and high opinion of his team, and the Freshmen rallied to register a near win over powerful Exeter in tying them...
...season's first tournament at Portillo. They took the slopes the French way-keeping skis always close together, swinging weight to turn. Such teachings are heresy in the U.S., where Hannes Schneider's Alberg school has ruled for years, and uncounted thousands have angled their skis in stem and snowplow turns. But to a man, the Portillo pupils raved about Allais. His theories, the Americans predicted, would soon sweep the U.S. Chile's Government, eager to foster Andean sport and latch on to a few badly needed tourist dollars, hopes to sign Allais to a five-year...