Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...sharp contrast to the European countries, the United States has embarked upon a sudden and extravagant orgy of shipbuilding and increase in armament. Sixteen capital ships are being built, and millions of dollars will be expended in the effort to make our navy the "biggest in the world." America is bringing naval rivalry back once more...
This afternoon at 3.45 sharp the parade to the field will start in front of University Hall and go down Boylston street to the Stadium to cheer the University eleven as it goes through a 20-minute signal practice. Two thousand men are expected to be present as this will be the last opportunity to show the team that the whole University is back of it in the great clash with the Tigers tomorrow...
...commencement of the coal strike on Saturday marks the forcing by labor of the issue of radicalism in Great Britain. The English people are normally cool headed and stand always for fair play. Yet the miners show in their strike aims a sharp divergence from this characteristic; while ostensibly their demands are for higher wages, it is felt that the real issue is nationalization of the mines. The government some time ago offered to submit this question to an impartial tribunal. The miners refused. Lloyd George offered to pay them higher wages on condition that they bring production totals...
After Tuesday's sharp scrimmage, Coach Ryan gave his Freshman charges a light practice yesterday in preparation for the stiff scrimmage this afternoon with the University eleven. Only 40 men are now reporting for the Freshman team, all others having been recently...
Captain O'Connell led the Freshmen around the shorter course. There was no race, as it is early in the season, and the men kept together as well as possible. In spite of this the pace was a sharp one and Captain O'Connell with about seven Freshmen covered the course in 20 minutes. This remarkably fast time for the first trial gives great promise for a fine Freshman cross-country team. Prescott and Saunders were two of the 1924 men, who finished in the lead...