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In the spring of 1873 the varsity crew made its initial appearance as a contestant for intercollegiate honors at Springfield, where nine of the leading colleges of the country competed in a race on the Connecticut. Dartmouth took fourth place. This unexpected result established the sport more firmly than ever...

Author: By The Dartmouth, | Title: Dartmouth Crew of 1870 Ranked With Yale, Harvard Till Storm Ended Rowing | 11/7/1931 | See Source »

On the Scoreboard, which resembled a baseball play-by-play tally, official scorers -U. S. Army officers-marked the hands dealt to each contestant, the number of tricks taken by each team. The scoreboard was out of the players' sight; but they did not need to see it. Sniggers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bridge Board | 9/28/1931 | See Source »

With the bidding thus reopened, another contestant was expected to enter the fight. He is Joseph Edward Sheedy, smart vice president of U. S. Lines, the man who got Banker Chapman of Chicago into the shipping business, who has been running U. S. Lines for him for two years, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Shipping Chapter | 9/7/1931 | See Source »

Harvard v. Princeton v. M« I. T. The M. I.T. crew that led the big Poughkeepsie fleet nearly half the distance last year and finished third was broken by graduations. Coach Bill Haines felt badly about it. "Haven't much . . . cleaned out . . . looks like a licking. . . ." Nobody knew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Crews | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

The talks need not be presented as formal arguments, but may be in any form that the contestant chooses. Men intending to compete may attend meetings of English 10a at which members of the class will present short talks prepared on this subject. These meetings will be held in Holden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIRST PASTEUR DEBATE TRIALS HELD ON APRIL 8 | 3/31/1931 | See Source »

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