Word: tapped
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...think it. It moves with elaborate unconcern through the adventures of British navyies, dockyard workers, murderers, bums, nippers and bad beer. It is a forthright specimen of sturdy naturalism?if by that is meant that when differences arise with one's fellows the obvious thing to do is to tap the offender over the head with an iron stave instead of becoming involved in pages of metaphysical argument. There is such a breezy directness about these murderers, such an innocuous naivete about their mental processes, that much may be forgiven them. Stories, graphic, succinct, powerful, well-told?quite without sentimentality...
...entrance of Captain Friedmann, Edwards, and Sailer at the opening of the second half brought momentary solace to the waning Dartmouth hopes. Edwards tallied from the tap-off, but that was the extent of the lanky center's scoring. Rauh proceeded to play him to a standstill and registered three pretty baskets while holding his opponent, rated as the best center in the Intercollegiate League, completely in check. Friedmann and Sailer proved little more, and instead of fading away the Crimson lead took on far more decisive proportions. A Harvard five, presumably tired, outscored Dartmouth's best...
Five times Captain Picken, Dartmouth's aggressive little running guard, took the ball from the tap-off and, dribbling the length of the floor, shot clean goals. These ten points were an insurmountable obstacle for the Crimson...
Rauh regularly lost the jump to Fisher, the visiting center, but the Williams five failed to make the most of this advantage. On only one occasion did they launch a successful scoring play from the tap-off. Rauh offset his jumping weakness by sticking closely to his man on the defense and contributing three goals to the Crimson attack...
...Tap day ceremonies were observed on the campus this afternoon...