Word: fighter
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first things that Congress ought to do is to provide for military training on a basis of universality. Out of the men thus trained the army would naturally come. This does not mean that everybody would be a fighter, but it does mean that the huge resources of the country would be put at the service of the nation, for such arrangement and distribution and assignment as the public authority decreed...
...Snow '18, wrestling captain and guard on last year's football team won the heavyweight boxing and wrestling championships of the University in the feature bouts of the tournaments held last night in the Union. His opponent in the boxing, G. K. Noble '17, showed himself a hard fighter, however, and the match furnished plenty of excitement to the large crowd in attendance. In the three rounds Snow knocked his rival down twice, and forced the fighting during the entire bout...
...battleship must be an intensively trained man. It has been said that the average line officer of the Navy must know all that the officer of corresponding grade in the army knows, plus his own specialized technical knowledge. That is a statement not far wrong. The modern sea-fighter is a "soldier and sailor...
...pivotal point of the secondary defence. W. H. Wheeler '18 is conceded by most critics to be the most powerful man in the University line, and is a possible choice for an All-American tackle. M. Wiggin '18, substitute centre, though light for his position, is a scrappy fighter. M. Taylor '18 has been a substitute tackle for two years and won his letter in 1915. The only regular from the class of 1919 is E. L. Casey, who starred as halfback both on offence and defence...
...will be stronger than any team that has visited the Stadium this year. The rush line from tackle to tackle averages 192 pounds, Cool, at centre, who weighs 168 pounds being the lightest man in the line. He is, however, the oldest man on the squad and a hard fighter with lots of experience. The guards, Anderson and Miller, both tip the scales at over 200 pounds and have proved veritable stonewalls on the defense. Miller, moreover, kicks off and usually drops the ball in the vicinity of the opponent's 10-yard line. At left end Shelton, last year...