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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Then the opposition played its ace. Mrs. Yamashita stepped primly forward, announced to the house: "The Finance Minister has tried to make insulting advances to me . . . I regret that as a woman representative I must say such things from this rostrum . . ." Mrs. Yamashita's opposition colleagues roared, "Shame on the government," voted to discipline Izumiyama. By 2 a.m., Izumiyama was sober enough to shamble before a caucus of his party comrades and apologize. At dawn he resigned from the cabinet...
Because the relative strength of the two teams has gone in opposite directions since the last time they met (Wesleyan has lost its ace and Captain Frank Bowles; Harvard has gained power in the lightweight brackets while retaining its experienced heavyweights), the match is not expected to be any more searching a test of the Crimson's mat prowess than Saturday's party...
...Claflin is unable to compete, Coach Butch Jordan will probably use Stan Thompson, rather than move Louria up to the 175-pound division. Louria currently weights 166 and will wrestle MIT's ace, Dick Lemmerman, in the 165-pound class Saturday...
...Drohan, ace diver, graduates this February before the Yale meet, and diving coach Bernie Kelly is working with Win Briggs. Briggs weighs about 35 pounds more than Drohan and showed excellent form as a sophomore before he was laid up with a touch of rheumatic fever. With his extra weight, Briggs may very adequately replace Drohan, and possibly surpass him some...
...despite the rugged schedule, Hickman, Jacunski, Kopp, and ace scout Jack Levelle were all on hand November 6, to watch the ill-fated Harvard-Princeton game at Palmer Stadium, while Bob Margarita remained at the Bowl to held off the powerful Kings Point eleven...