Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Greece, public opinion flew into a virulent huff. The Government sent a stiff note to Turkey, charging that country with a flagrant breach of engagements entered into under treaties affecting Grece. It was further alleged by the Greek Government that the Mixed Commission, which is overseeing the transfer of Greek and Turk to their respective lands, have decided that the Patriarch was unexchangeable*. Acting President Paul Koundouriotis canceled a diplomatic reception. As a sign of grief, Parliament was adjourned. Conscripts of the 1923 class, whose disbandment was ordered, were commanded to stay with the colors. War murmurs were...
...members of the Notre Dame relay team can run as well as they can play football, there should be stiff competition at the Knights of Columbus games at the Mechanics Building on Saturday night when they meet the University's short relay team. The race will be twelve laps, which is 1560 yards. McTiernan, Hamling, and Barr area three of the invading relay men. With Kane out of town, it is probable that the University's four runners will be Robb, Allen, Lundell, and Rogers. Miller will have a chance to compete with a fellow-backfield man when he goes...
...stickmen will face a difficult task if they are to keep their record unstained. After a slow start, the schoolboy team has developed fast and with a 3 to 1 victory over Stone School to its credit, it should offer stiff opposition to Captain Saltonstall's men who showed a reversal of form on Thursday when Milton Academy held them to a tie score. Owing to the poor condition of ice yesterday, no practice was held...
...spectacular recovery of three-quarters of a lap by R. H. Kobes '26 in the University medley relay race was the feature of the meet. L. L. Robb '25, still stiff from football injuries, got away to a poor start, and when he yielded the baton to Jefferson Fletcher '26 his opponent had a lead of a quarter of a lap. A slight loss of ground by Fletcher was recovered by B. R. Cutcheon '25, but when Kobes took the track the Tech man was still well in the lead. It was not many seconds, however, before the Crimson runner...
...Harvard Club, which stands in third place with a record of seven victories out of 15 matches played, is not expected to provide formidable opposition. However, Callanan, the Harvard Club leader, and Dr. Kellogg, former state champion, will probably set up fairly stiff battles against the Crimson racquet men. H. R. Hardwick '15, the former football star, is another graduate on the Harvard Club line-up. There has been one change in the University team. G. D. Debevoise '26, by defeating H. N. Rawlins '27, replaced the latter as number...