Word: center
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Must One Die?" With no sure majority anywhere and with party leaders sulky, it was necessary to appeal to the whole Chamber?Right, Center and Left ?in an effort to split or stampede blocks and groups. As a keen, go-getting logician fond of dates and statistics, M. Tardieu knew that he could not depend on himself to kindle and fire the Deputies. He left the ignition to great Aristide Briand, Europe's supreme Parliamentarian...
With the growth of the American city as the preponderant intellectual as well as economic center of this country, the drift of outstanding educators to universities adjacent to large communities has become very marked...
Three members of the first team suffered charley horses. They are Arthur Palmer, center; Tom Taylor, fullback, and Bob Hall, quarterback. Hoot Ellis had a recurrence of his knee injury, and was taken out, but will probably by session in action against the Crimson. Jin Stewart, substitute guard for Captain Greene, sustained several bad bruises and Truxton Hare was battered up con siderably. Neither of these two will probably work out with the rest of the Blue squad for several days...
...starting whistle. Harvard's scouts had observed that the Purple eleven was equipped with a strong defense and a not-so-strong offense. Gambling on the accuracy of these reports, the University mentor, decided to give the reserves a test under fire. They held their own creditably. Richards, at center, Myerson, at guard, and Ogden, end, turned in high grade defensive performances. Of the regulars, Devens gave a fine exhibition of all around play. His running was hard and sure, while his defensive work, especially in hurling back incipient crusades around end, was well-nigh perfect. The slippery and elusive...
...locating the Bank in Switzerland are clear, and it is difficult to see how the balance could be overweighted except in favor of some other country which holds the same neutral position as Switzerland, and at the same time boasts an age-old reputation as a European banking center...