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...figure skaters. Haines never returned to the U. S., never lived to see his rhythmic technique accepted by his native land. He died in 1879, while traveling from St. Petersburg to Stockholm, was buried in the little Finnish village of Gamla-Karleby. Thirty years later, Manhattan Socialite Irving Brokaw, after winning an international prize in Switzerland, brought the International Style of skating back to the U. S. It spread like wildfire after European stars, like the great Charlotte, staged spectacular exhibitions in Manhattan's Hippodrome...
...Harvard swimming team). Springfield offers about as strong a challenge as the Big Green, and at this writing it appears that Coach Ulen has too many cards up his sleeve for either opponent. Princeton will be a different proposition, however, especially because the meet will be held in antiquated Brokaw pool, more like an old-fashioned bathtub than any-thing else...
Wilson's Boat: Bruce Pirnie, Sherm Gray, Mike Marshall, Mac Marshall, Bill Emmet, Don Johnson, Sid Hunt, and Caleb Brokaw...
Harvard swimming experienced a big let down in the year 1939 from the glories that were 1937 and 1938 when upstart Brown passed out a 38 to 37 set-back to the Ulenmen, Princeton carried off a 45 to 30 decision in Brokaw Pool, and Yale pinned another 45 to 30 defeat on the Crimson in Cambridge...
...Price-Tiger cotillion the night before, the Prince editors were unable to gain from scrimmage or by any other means, liquid or solid. The CRIMSON's attack was featured by the stellar broken-field ballet of Light-Horse Harry Hammond, who caused a sensation when he appeared on Brokaw Field in full football togs...