Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...most closely contested of the 21-meet series, Harvard and Dartmouth track teams clash this afternoon in the Stadium. Coach Mikkola's men are out in avenge last year's defeat, the first in history at the hands of the Big Green, and have a slightly better than even chance of doing...
...record in the 440 and Ros Brayton favored in the mile, it will be to the 880 and two-mile events that the Indians will have to look for their wampum. Staf King is given a doubtful edge over A1 Hanlon in the former and Bert McManus a slightly better one over Dave Simboli in the eight-lap grind...
...Woody Herman of "Woodchopper's Ball" is a very good side of blues with trombone by Neil Reed. No adjectives needed. . . For some remarkable changes, even for Ellington, get "Something To Live For" (Brunswick) and listen to the introduction. . . Hampton's "Wizzin' the Wizz" is supposed to be even better two fingered piano. I still think that they record him slowly in order to get that "Ride of the Walkyrie" effect...
...Fifty ponderous pachyderms await you here, ladies and gentlemen! See them lift a man; they trumpet, they bellow and they bawl! Peanuts here, get you peanuts here!" Vag collected a few bags of peanuts, feeling a little better about things in general. At least the elephants couldn't pester him the way the fat lady did! Billy was not so excited about the elephants, thought. In fact, when Vag lifted him up so he could see better, he protested violently that he could see all right on his own feet. He wasn't that small...
...feel so good. Let's sit down a while. I don't want to go in there yet." On the very threshold of the promised land, Vag found himself frustrated. Muttering grimly about "a pesky younger brother," he sat down on a bench. But Billy, instead of getting better, felt worse and worse; finally Vag thought discretion the better part of valor, and he took Billy down the corridor towards the exit. As he left the fragrant Garden he kept wishing that he had eaten all of Billy's hot dog while...