Word: wielder
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Near Medicine Lodge, Kan., stands a five-room brick cottage, from which, 27 years ago, crusaded Carrie Nation, Prohibitionist, Reformer, Hatchet-Wielder. Last week Prohibitionists began a movement to preserve this cottage as a Carrie Nation Memorial...
...Atlanta, Ga., journeyed dapper Walter Hagen, noisy Bill Mehlhorn, dour Bobbie Cruickshank, swart Gene Sarazen, with many another expert, professional wielder of wood and iron. They were to compete in the Southern Open Golf Tournament, suddenly of great importance because of record purse. They hoped with fervor for money; they also hoped for the almost unattainable honor of beating Bobbie Jones, amateur...
...Freshman netmen. B.H. Whitebeck Jr., brother of the Captain of the University team, is a promising candidate. He won the Roys' National Indoor Championship in 1923, the Harvard Interscholastics in 1924, and was captain of the Loomis net team for two years H.H. Lisker is another likely racquet-wielder. He captured the Interscholastic Championship of Rhode Island in 1924 and 1925, and was twice captain of the team which won the Gilden Cup in Providence, Robeson Bailey, winner of the Freshman championship in last fall's tournament, will be out for the team together with J.H. Appleton, a member...
...Rawlins '27, number three on the University court squad will be the first Crimson racquet wielder to test the competition in the Massachusetts State Squash Championships, being held under the auspices of the Union Boat Club, when he plays in the opening round today. Captain G. D. Debevoise '26 and R. S. Wright '26, first two players on the championship University quintet have been ranked along with M. P. Baker '22, present holder of the state crown and Ralph Powers, Canadian champion, as seeded players. They will both swing into action later in the week...
...character of the combat, however, has changed. The bludgeon which injured not only its wielder's antagonist, but everyone within range, has given way to the more gentlemanly rapier. The vigorous action of the government has largely accounted for the change; but the ironic observer could point out that though the old methods are now despised and outlawed, the Gould family has through them emerged--immensely rich and respected...