Word: threatening
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first five minutes the puck was rapidly carried up and down the rink, but neither team was able seriously to threaten its opponents' goal. Finally Yale rushed the puck well into Harvard's territory and on a quick pass from Knox, Stanley scored a goal. Then followed another five minutes of the usual rushing up and down the rink before Driscoll rushed the puck into Harvard territory, and after a lively scrimmage in front of the goal-posts made the second score. After two minutes more of hard play, Newhall carried the puck down the side of the rink...
...temporary extension of the dinner hour period at Memorial Hall a petition has been presented the steward by 60 out of the 95 waiters in the hall, demanding either shorter hours or a different scale of wages. If their demands are not granted by tomorrow the waiters threaten to go out on strike...
...further shown that the very money award may be collected without actual war; that no nation should take this expensive method of satisfying a debt unless the land were desired for an entering wedge and lastly that the practical difficulties and serious consequences would be so great as to threaten the very existence of the South American republics and inevitably to draw the United States into conflict with European governments...
...game with the Harvard Freshmen, Andover won, 5-0. In comparing these games, it is noticeable that in the second half of the last Yale game, Andover was clearly outplayed, and proved unable to resist Yale's aggressive attack; While at no time was Harvard able even to threaten the Andover goal. Like the Harvard team, Yale was weak on the defense, and allowed long gains around her ends...
...search of Tellhelm, from whom she has heard nothing for a long time, and the ring in the landlord's possession becomes the means of informing her of Tellhelm's whereabouts. She at once sends for the Major and, in spite of the disgrace and poverty which threaten him and which seem to his sense of honor permanent barriers to their union, she insists that he accept her hand. the Major, whose pride had refused all aid offered by his generous friend Paul Werner, refuses to consider himself or Minna bound by a promise given under different circumstances. Minna...