Word: stand
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...only this," comments Webb, "but the game has not improved as a sport wherein fundamentals have held their own against 'breaks' and outright luck, and it is quite natural that the forward pass should stand the blame...
...idea to have blocked forward passes, when these occur back of the point where the ball is put in play stand simply as blocked kicks, is a move towards giving a greater reward to the keen defensive play of the line. As the forward passes, blocked behind the line of scrimmage, stand now, the defensive team simply causes the attacking team to lose another down without gain; and this is very small compensation for aggressive work in hurrying the passer or actually knocking down the pass, as did Kane in one notable instance in the Bowl
...this war-breeding psychology the United States is manufacturing her full share. We are doing more than any other country ecept France to make a settlement of the Russian situation impossible. Eugene Debs is still in Atlanta penitentiary, preaching peace while we martyr him for agreeing with Lincoln's stand in the Mexican war, and with, Franklin's statement about all wars. In those two examples we see embodied the belief that the best way to solve foreign problems is to seek pretexts for war, and the best way to create peace between the classes is to stretch war powers...
...last week, a pronounced trend toward conservatism was to be noticed. Mr. Tobin, Treasurer of the A. F. of L., scored the general strike. Mr. Morrison, Secretary of the A. F. of L., says that present standards of living and working conditions must be maintained, but he does not stand for the policy of fighting the tendency to lower wages that springs from natural causes. The council even went so far as to call Mr. Hoover to its session to obtain his advice...
Variety, adventure and human interest are elements which stand out primarily in Dr. Grenfell's talks. For twenty-eight years he has acted as a surgeon, fought disease and given aid to thousands of fisherman who have been held up on ice floes on the Labrador Coast. He and his assistants cared for over 12,000 patients in one year in their eight hospitals on land and the five on sea. Moreover, being almost the sole agent of civilization in the bleak north, his work has been extended so that he now operates a children's home, two industrial stations...