Word: cracking
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nine games to its credit, and an overwhelming number of runs amassed by its opponents, the 1918 baseball team has not had a successful season. The difficulties encountered in obtaining sufficient time for practice, due to the military schedule, the lack of experienced players, and the large number of crack service teams on the schedule are chiefly accountable for the poor showing...
...struggle for the Douamont and Vaux fortresses and Dead Man's Hill symbolizes the tradition of the French. It was at Ypres in November, 1914, that the British regulars, the "Old Contemptibles" of the gallant first expeditionary force, stemmed the German attack led by the crack regiments of the Prussian Guard and beat them back with terrific losses. It was at Ypres in April, 1915, that the First Canadian Division beat off the first gas attack and, in the words of General French, "saved the situation". Behind the city, under a grove of Canadian maples, lie six thousand of Canada...
...William Hodge is something like a college football team. Dartmouth, for instance, always has a certain following in Boston, whether it has a 'crack or a cracked football eleven. So with William. He has his following, reaching as far down as Saco, Me., doubtless, and whether he has a good or a poor play, his following will turn out to see him triumph over the villains and kiss the prettiest girl in the show. The out-of-town trade may miss the kiss in catching the late train home, for it's the last thing on the program; but that...
...impossible to maintain life at unutterably frozen temparature. Some social functions take place at a degree Fahrenheit which would crack the mercury in the thermometers used on Mars or the moon...
Both Simpson and Murray are good all round men. Simpson has broad jumped over 23 feet several times this year and has also equalled the world's record in the low hurdles. In addition to being a great hurdler, Murray is a crack sprinter and shot-putter, and has also scored points for his college in the high and broad jumps...