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...speakeasy, consume drinks, ask pointed questions, drop dark hints, increase hints to threats if necessary, pretend to "telephone headquarters" and show a fake revolver (cigaret case) if absolutely necessary. If threatened in return or asked to show a badge, leave discreetly. The underworld name for this whole act is "shake-down...
...Tiring of this, they would bite each other on the neck in a friendly way, or would spray us violently through their nostrils. All the while they were lunging about restlessly against the walls and the manger (beneath which we lay), and stamping about as though to shake the flimsy structure to pieces...
...only other regular who will not face the Crusaders is W. D. Ticknor '30. Ticknor, like French, has completely recovered from a minor injury, but he has had no work this week, and it is felt that he can stand the additional rest without detriment. A shake-up in the forward wall is necessitated by Ticknor's absence, with J. N. Trainer '31, moving over to right guard to fill his position, J. E. Barrett '30 taking left guard, who in turn will be replaced by T. H. Alcock...
...scoring power of the soccer team should be materially aided by a recent shake-up in the lineup. Throughout the season the strength of the eleven has been in the sterling play of the defense men, while the forward line has been almost powerless to score. In last Saturday's encounter the defense men finally came up to the forward line to kick the goals. So today's encounter will find E.J. Des Roches at center forward and Louis Kerness '29 at left fullback...
...tense that at the last minute it was considered wiser to omit the gesture of a nation-to-nation handclasp across the frontier. Therefore M. Le President and Il Duce kept their too potent palms out of contact, last week, but sent their Ministers of Public Works to shake just an ordinary shake...