Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Appendicitis is not a casual matter for a man of 69. Before the attack had reached its height or the doctor made his diagnosis Paderewski must have known what it was. His case was serious, yet the amazing sequence of that evening was not the hurried drive down the dark road through the park and on to Lausanne, not the operation, or his quick recovery, but his own refusal to change his plans. He was confident that he would be out of it safely in a short time, and in a shorter time than anyone dared hope...
...Queen Victoria wanted her Leopold to marry Frances, comely and rich. There followed a course of petty intrigues in which Jane Austen would have delighted. In the end Leopold married the lady of his choice and Frances got his equerry, Lord Brooke ("Brookie"). ". . . Owing to an ill-timed attack of measles our wedding did not come off until the following April." With trumpet's clap and liturgy they were wedded in Westminster Abbey, surrounded by people with fairy-book names...
...Attack Varied...
...four straight line plays, but, judging from all reports, the story will be different this afternoon. The Crimson-jerseyed players have shown no little ability in the execution of passes, both forward and lateral during the preliminary drill and considerable emphasis has been placed on this method of attack. Every play in the team's repertory will most probably be employed against the invaders from Maine and Harvard rooters will be given an opportunity to judge to some degree whether their optimism is well-grounded...
...tactician. During the preliminary practice sessions this fall he has, furthermore, exhibited a stylish brand of running, which, when coupled with his much-improved ability to handle forward and lateral passes and to drop kick, makes him a threat to be reckoned with. He fits neatly into the Harvard attack. Harper is another tried and true letterman, whose line-plunging is well-known to those who saw him in action last fall. As a defensive player he ranks high. Huguley too won his spurs in the 1928 season. To him will fall the punting assignment on the "first string" backfield...