Word: wristed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Pointed at the suspect like a dowser's divining rod, the weapon works on two simple principles: speed and pressure. Before the offender can escape, or if he resists arrest, the sticks are clamped around his arm, wrist or hand. The cords act as a hinge. If he resists, the arresting officer merely squeezes the sticks, inducing severe, immobilizing pain. Either way, no permanent injury is usually inflicted because the pain will subdue the offender before any physical damage occurs...
Sustaining the fast pace, Harvard added its second score at 2:23 on a goal by Owen. Cavanagh started the play by recovering the puck behind the cage and slipping it around the post to DeMichele. DeMichele snapped a quick wrist shot, which Owen deflected for the score...
...minute later Jack Turco scored on a similar play, whipping a 15-foot wrist shot into...
...lead in games, playing steady and intelligent squash. In the fourth game, he fell behind badly and evidently decided to concentrate his energies in the fifth game. In that game, seemingly every point was close to 20 rallies. with Gonzales ahead, 9-7, Melodouchie twisted his wrist and play was delayed for five minutes. When action resumed, Gonzales had lost his edge and ended up losing...
Drizcoll put Harvard in front on a screened slap shot from the blue line at 5:16, and his partner Jones scored Harvard's third goal on a quick wrist shot over goalie Ken Leu's shoulder...