Word: stiff
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...surprises afforded by yesterday's play was the stiff resistance offered by Bandler in his encounter with Coleman, the latter finally coming out a victor after three gruelling sets, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The other survivors in the tournament are Davies, Whitbeck, P. C. Kunkel, Briggs, and McCarthy...
...dummy scrimmage today. Bench was field at quarter: Allen, Fielding, and Pond were the other backs. Richards replaced Joss attackic and Sturnham was left guard. Seconds scored three touchdowns in scrimmage with scrubs. Lindly and Kline, backs, and Wolfe, end scored. Coach T. A. D. Jones plans a stiff scrimmage tomorrow afternoon to test the success of the shifts in his line...
After the opening performance, Miss Claire was rather precipitously promoted by certain of the referees to the post of leading U. S. comedienne. Though this seems a stiff jump to take on so slight a steed as Grounds for Divorce, there can be no doubt that what spirit the play developed she supplied. If the comedy had been a champagne cocktail, she would have played the bubbles...
...Judgment has arrived. The bean lies cold and stiff in the ice-box, the cake is smoking on the board. And the ghosts of Miles Standish, John Alden, and Governor Winthrop collect in the corner and tell each other that it never could have happened...
...seriousness of Coach Mitchell's intentions is borne out by the stiff infield drill he put his players through in the opening days of practice last week. Willard Howard '27, star shortstop on last year's victorious 1927 nine, H. E. Slayton Jr. '26, sub University third baseman, Philip Keene '25, and R. H. Field '26, second and first baseman respectively on the second nine last year, have made up one infield combination. Another was composed of F. W. Fay '26, at shortstop, B. M. Rice '25, captain of the seconds last season, at third, William Ullman...