Word: stiff
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...probably win. But this is no foe to take lightly; last year's win was difficult to get and Trinity had a good freshman squad and should be improved now. Besides the Crimson must travel to the game by bus and may be stiff and tired from the 100-mile ride...
...pilot of a jet plane lacks this advantage. Jets move so fast that their controls are too stiff to be moved entirely by hand power. Instead they are "boosted" by strong-armed hydraulic devices that get their energy from the engine. When the engine stops and there is no auxiliary power, the pilot is in a tough spot...
...team could use a convincing victory today to bring it up for Saturday's Ivy League opener with Cornell. But even more beneficial might be a stiff fight from Tufts. Though apparently unlikely, such a display is always possible in soccer; and if the Jumbos can bring one forth today, they will do the Crimson fortunes a great service by making the booters play their best. If, on the contrary, they fold up, the only benefit to the Crimson will be to the players' own scoring records...
...Russians will be heavy favorites to win their games with Springfield, Harvard, and Butler, but should have stiff competition in the games with North Carolina State and Kentucky...
...bush-league outfielder catching flies on his head, or Uncle Robbie catching that grapefruit. He can be the fading shortstop who can't go to his left any more-he will do a stiff-legged dance in the direction of an invisible ball; his face will break into naive wonderment as the phantom sphere whistles past. He thinks nothing of ruining a good suit of clothes to make his point. This summer, after the All-Star game in Milwaukee, he acted out that 1923, inside-the-park...