Word: club
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Over the mantelpiece in the Officers' Club, there hangs a photograph showing several of its War-veteran members standing with their flag before the Empire's most sacred military shrine?the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Proudly erect and tall beside the flag bearer stands Captain Barker, wearing seven decorations, including the D. S. O. Last week in Andover the Captain's former valet, one Wrigley, exclaimed incredulously: "Why the Captain always left his razors and soap-filled brush for me to put away. And I used to take his boy for walks! A little tyke he was, and always talking about...
Many distinguished officers from Tid-worth barracks had, it appeared, ridden to hounds and played cricket with Captain Barker. "He ascribed his difficulty in throwing the ball to War wounds," said Dr. Farr of the Cricket Club last week, "I may have sometimes thought, mind you, that Barker was built 'all wrong.' He was. But there again, the poor feller was so terribly bashed in the War! Gad, I can't think of old Barker yet as a woman! The thing sticks and won't go down...
...team is to take part in three tournaments in New York, playing in the open, the Class A and the intercollegiate division. The Harvard trio drew a bye in the first round of the open division and will play the New York Athletic Club on Thursday in a second round match. A victory will place the team in the finals to be played on Saturday, March...
...Class A division begins on April 5 but Harvard, having drawn another bye, does not play until April 6 when it opposes the Optimists Club. The finals of this division are set for April...
...second preliminary football meeting held at the Varsity Club last night W. P. Lage '30, football manager, announced the definite list of coaches who will assist Coach Arnold Horween '21 with the spring practice work which begins on Monday...