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...United States is ever visited by a second Alexis de Tocqueville or another Lord Bryce, he will find ample subject matter in the mores of American journalism. One of the most inexplicable events in that profession is the case with which recognized experts in one field soon erect themselves into seers of knowledge in general. The sports columnists have led the parade to omniscience; first it was Ring Lardner, then Westbrook Pegler. Since the war began, Boston's own Bill Cunningham has been proclaimed the master of morale and the captain of the captions. Now Ely Culbertson, of all people...
...Percival discovered the canals of Mars and the planet Pluto. His younger sister was the cigar-smoking poetess Amy. At Harvard young Lawrence was a brilliant student of mathematics and never lost a foot race. Still proud of his fitness some 50 years later, he one day challenged Lord Bryce (The American Commonwealth) to climb a picket fence built around the Harvard athletic field. Bryce declined, but Lowell nimbly scrambled over...
Moving down in the shift were Bryce Seligam and Dave Sohier. who took Hibbert's and Snyder's positions on the thirds. Bolles stated last night that he had not made up his mind about anything, but the Jayvees came in the way they went out, a sign that he was fairly well satisfied with the way the shift turned...
...Junior Varsity seating had Phi Bete Bryce Seligman at stroke, Bill Sohier, 7; Gerry Prince, 6; Mike Marshall, 5; Chuggy Lamson, 4; Ford King, 3; Dave Noyes, 2; and Reggie Fitz, bow. Dick Palmer and Jimmy Ducey are still continuing their struggle of last spring for the coxswain's seat...
Below Curwen there is practically nothing. In his absence Dave Noyes is stroking the Varsity, with experience limited to two falls of rowing, one of which was on the starboard side. An operation laid him up all last spring, and even this fall he was not a stroke. Bryce Seligman and George Nichols are the other two ranking men, and both were stroking House crews last spring. All this is a far cry from working on the Jayvees, which one of the three will probably be called upon...