Word: field
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Luton showed himself to be the star of Saturday night's outfit; by clever riding and accurate shooting, he piled up seven tallies for the Crimson, five more than any other individual player. One of his counters was a beautiful full forward from mid-field, which placed the hall for an easy counting follow...
...athletic fund and it is often the case that he is a member of the faculty for purely financial reasons. In many of the larger private schools the coach is in closer communion with his pupils because of the mere fact that the administrator of the playing field overshadows the bookworm, at least in the eyes of youth...
Interested in affairs military, he attended two Plattsburg training camps (1915-1916). When war came, he was commissioned a major of field artillery (311th), went to France in July, 1918, fought through the Argonne campaign, won the D. S. M. from the U. S., the Legion of Honor from France. He returned to his corporation law office in 1919, which he left on Aug. 8, 1922, when he was appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator William Evans Crow...
...south coast coffee port. Fifteen hundred natives marched to the town out of the wild back country to join the strike. They were met by a detachment of 20 Marines who told them the strike was over, warned them to disperse. Instead, the Haitians, armed only with machetes, clubs, field tools, attempted to rush the town. The Marines volleyed over the mob's head, then scattered them with 250 rounds of direct fire. Five Haitians were killed, 20 wounded. One Marine was bitten in the hand...
...General, gorgeous in hose, doublet and a stiff medieval ruff, with a red-plumed morion on his head; and Commendatore de Mandato, general of the Pope's Armies. Out of his automobile stepped short-legged Vittorio Emanuele III, in the grey-green and silver dress uniform of a field marshal. From his hat sprouted a white aigrette, round his neck hung the flashing gold chain of the Collar of the Annunziata, on his breast blazed medals. Towering a good head and shoulders above him stood Queen Elena...