Word: stande
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...being destroyed by the Turks in their effort to subdue the Christian uprising. Daily from Monastir bands of soldiers would march, carrying cans of petroleum with which to set fire to the insurgent villages. In Krushove the suffering was intense. Here 24 Bulgarians had for a time made a stand against 7,000 Turks, till at last they were shot down, and the town sacked...
...little uneven in quality, but it is high praise to say that in many lines it comes very close to the spirit of its title. "The Salvation Army", by Witter Bynner '02, is a half quizzical bit of verse, which very aptly phrases the attitude of those "who stand aside and say, 'O, they accomplish good.'" The number as a whole represents well, if not so completely as one might wish, the literary traditions on which the Advocate has been standing for forty years...
...player shall be considered to be on the line of scrimmage if he has both hands or feet up to or within one foot of this line, or if he has one foot and the opposite hand up to or within one foot of it. He must also stand with both feet outside the outside player next to him; but the two men standing on either side of the snapper-back may lock legs with the snapper-back. "Outside" means with both feet outside the man next...
Before the ball is put in play at least six players of the side holding the ball must be on the line of scrimmage. If only six players are on the line of scrimmage, one player of those not on the line of scrimmage must stand with both feet outside the outside foot of the player on the end of the line...
...passing to first base the squad is now well trained, the throwing to first having developed special accuracy during the week. Second base work has shown some improvement, but the infielders are still uncertain on short throws to the second baseman and shortstop. There is a tendency to stand squarely on the bag in executing the double play, instead of on the near corner. Practice was held for the first time last week on a complete diamond, for the purpose of better instruction in stealing bases. The work in this direction is still rather crude...