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...instinctively dislikes rough, rugged ritual should never attempt to become a writer--or anything else. In all walks of life we read of the topmost men in this country, or any country, whose proudest boast is that they "came up the hard way"--through their dogged study and application of the three r's--and they don't mean just reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Anything worth while is worth fighting for and if we lack intestinal fortitude we had better resign ourselves to sitting in Widener and admiring the derring-do of such giants as King Arthur, Walter Lippmann...
Harvard begins the easiest stretch in its schedule tonight when it foces Dartmouth at Hanover. The next ten games against the Indians, Cronell, Columbia, Yale and Brown should be relatively eavy contests for the cagers. Those five squads boast a combined record of 17-42 or 29 per cent going into tonight's play...
True, in Larry Brown the Redskins boast the league's leading ground gainer, but their attack lacks the triple-threat versatility of the Dolphins' Larry Csonka bulling up the middle, Mercury Morris sweeping the ends, and Jim Kiick popping through the gaps in be tween. Both Griese and Kilmer proved their passing prowess last week, but if ei ther is injured, the Dolphins can bring in Earl Morrall, the best relief man in foot ball, while the Redskins must go with the less reliable Sam Wyche...
Statistically, Japanese medicine has much to boast about. Physicians are as numerous as in most Western countries, and life expectancy, at 73 years, is among the highest in the world (the U.S. figure is 71). Credit for this longevity, however, belongs more to diet and innate strength than to professional health care, for Japanese medicine is sick...
...Huskie squad 8.3 on the seat and riding a six-game win streak, is a young team, but disguises its lack of experience with an aggressiveness and discipline that should be a novelty for Harvard fans. And while the Huskies do not have the size that Harvard has they boast a backcourt that could give Harvard fits...