Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From Memorial Hall the big nine-part cards which College upperclassmen filled out yesterday will go to the University Printing Office where, joined with those from all parts of the University, they will be alphabetized, cut into sections, and sent to the proper departments. This should take about 36 hours, Kennedy said...
These four injuries, though, look big. Captain Howie Houston and tackle-guard Chief Bender are out of the line; Jim Kenary and Hal Moffie were on crutches and probably won't be in the backfield for a fortnight. None of the four will play against Columbia...
Columbia will be good, That much was confirmed last night by end coach Elmer Madar, who scouted the Columbia-Amherst game. "I'd say they were 20 percent better than last year," Madar stated. "They're not as big as last season, but they are faster and in much better condition...
...team comes out of the huddle, the rooting section omits a mighty rear. On a close play, everyone stamps his feet, creating thunder before the rear. Cheers are frequent, and one tradition soaked cheer, the venerable "Axe Yell," is reserved all year long for a crucial point in the Big Game. When it finally comes, the whole stands fall into a hush as 7000 rooters boom out the tones of this famous chant. The inspired team immediately rushes to some great deed such as a first down or possibly...
...Oakland bank, it was seized by a group known as the immortal six and brought back to the Farm. Another theft returned it to Berkeley until 1930, when 21 stalwarts from Stanford stormed a rally and captured it. Three years later, by mutual agreement, the Axe was made a Big Game trophy to be displayed in the student union of the winning team until the next Big Game. During the game, it is waved vigorously by the school which last won it, and after the game it is regularly presented by California's Governor...