Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...March 5 of this year the Allies sent a stiff note to Germany, demanding a general Allied inquiiry into her military status. It was felt that if Germany had carried out the disarmament clauses of the Treaty, there was no reason for her to fear Allied inspection and, therefore, a refusal of the Allied demands could not reasonably be defended; conversely, her attitude must presuppose guilt...
Coach Stevens' and Coach Shaw's oarsmen are now installed at Red Top and will commence rowing this afternoon. The Eli crews are as satisfactorily settled at Gales Ferry. Both contingents look forward to 18 days of stiff work before the great day of June...
...mile run, Harvard came very close to gaining another title. Tibbetts gave Booth of Johns Hopkins, another defending champion, a stiff fight, finishing in second place after a terrific spurt, about six yards behind the winner. The Crimson's remaining four points were contributed by Eastman, who captured fifth place in the shotput with a heave of 46 feet one and three-eighths inches; Greenidge, whose qualifying javelin throw of 178 feet 11 1-2 inches on Friday stood for fourth place in the title competition on Saturday; and Cutcheon, who scored the remaining point by finishing fifth...
...final change in crew A yesterday afternoon brought Weymer from the second boat to seat four in the first shell, displacing Raymond, who takes Weymer's old position in the junior University crew. The new combinations had a stiff work-out yesterday afternoon prior to packing up for their departure from Cambridge...
...after a touchdown instead of from the five will probably not accomplish its purpose of encouraging line plays unless premium is placed on scores made in this fashion," he said. "It is extremely difficult to make three yards through the line at any time, and when opposed by a stiff, goal-line defense, it is next to impossible...