Word: blackshirt
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...later trumpeting by the Fascist press announced that Signor Grandi had received assurances from M. Briand that France would continue to perform only "friendly acts" so far as Italy is concerned. Whatever this meant, it sufficed to make the blackshirt a homemade Hero...
...other more practical reasons for the new prohibition. After two years of competing in these strange international competitions, it has been noticed that Italy invariably loses. Any competition in which Italy loses is not one to be encouraged by the Fascist State. "Foreigners might get the impression," explained a Blackshirt chieftain gravely, "that there are no pretty girls in Italy!" No hint of this eminently practical point reached the Fascist masses. The official Vatican paper, Osservatore Romano, thundered weightily against the degrading spectacle of beauty contests. Immediately following Prime Minister Mussolini's circular to the Italian prefects came...
...back to the oar, parrying thrusts till the beads of sweat stood out on his bosom. But when earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, there need be little sympathy for this graduate of the school of hard Knox. The name of the Blackshirt will lead all the rest...
Yesterday's practice consisted chiefly of work against Yale formations. The backfield went against the scrubs, who exhibited the Yale defense, and later the blackshirt backs took the part of Eli carriers and demonstrated Yale plays...
...same time a blackshirt was promoted to the University squad in the person of J. R. Fordyce '26, 190-pound tackle. Although he failed to receive his numerals, Fordyce was a member of his Freshman squad. Last year ineligibity kept him away from the gridiron all fall...