Word: tides
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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While the Allies were perfecting their paper plans a new leader made himself evident in Turkey in Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Turk Nationalists. In the War between Greece and the Nationalist Army Mustapha Kemal showed himself to be an astute and capable soldier. The tide of this War was at first against the Turks, and the Allies were pleased. Early in 1922, however, it became clear that the Turks were winning, and when on Sept. 9, 1922, the Greek Army had been chased ignominiously from Anatolia, the Allied house of cards collapsed...
Conditions were ideal when the two shells lined up at the railroad bridge at 7.15 o'clock after being brought down stream lvy the launches. A slight following tide was behind the crews while the lack of wind obviated any trouble in this direction. Starting out on practically even terms the rival eights reached the mid-way mark with little to choose between them. At this point the Freshman and Combination crews took up the challenge and all four went on up the course together...
...Baldwin is a younger and presumably a stronger man than his predecessor--fortunately so, for there are rough waters ahead. The tide has been running strongly against the Conservatives in the bye-elections; the Labor Party is united and ably directed; Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd-George add debating power and the voting strength of the Liberal Party to the opposition. And now apparently the selection of Mr. Baldwin has closed the door on reconciliation with "the lost leaders...
...score would undoubtedly been greater if the jokers had not insisted on supplying the umpire; but even he was unable to stem the tide of CRIMSON victory. Besides this, however, the pitching of MacVeagh deserves honorable-mention. His nine strike-outs in the first two innings is, as far as can be ascertained, a record in the history of the annual victories of the CRIMSON over its unconditioned rivals...
...home runs. A catastrophe happened in the fourth, for the scrubs, when Milton went around the batting order twice. In this inning Sullivan, short stop for the Academy nine knocked out two home runs, each time with two men on bases. Before the seconds were able to stem the tide of runs, ten singles, a double, a triple, and two homers had brought 13 runners across the plate. The Crimson made an effort to retaliate in the first of the seventh, scoring five hits and five runs, but Milton's total was too great to be overcome, and the game...