Word: copping
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although the team has forfeited, through its slow start, its chances to win the League championship, it still has a good opportunity to cop off second place by winning tomorrow, and by following up this win by taking the series with Yale. Harvard now ranks fourth, with .500, and a win over Dartmouth will put the team into third place, with .537, thus lowering the Big Green into fourth...
...shares of Anaconda Copper to his friend, President William D. Thornton of Greene Cananea Copper, but had bought them back four months later for the same price. This transaction Medalie called a dummy sale to escape income taxes. Defense Counsel Steuer called it a favor to Anaconda Cop- per who, he said, had asked Mitchell to sell it to Thornton in order to prevent public dumping of the copper shares...
...University learned recently of the promotion of Major Apted '06, to a colonelcy in the Yard Cop Force. We were very proud that the authorities should so signally commend him, and trust that he received an increase in salary befitting his now dignity. Perhaps for selfish reasons, I feel, however, somewhat hurt by this action. Through friendly associations with him last year, I came to look upon him as somewhat akin to a brother. I always referred to him as the "Major," as did my comrades. He became a part of the life of our little circle. Our college generation...
...Guardians via a lengthy collect telegram, declaring the local college policemen's claim to the Big Three basketball title false. No sooner had the smoke cleared from this vitriolic assault than a barrage (collect) was wired from Princeton claiming a misunderstanding of league agreements and dissension in the Campus Cop and Princeton Proctor's ranks. This does not augur well for Big Three relations...
PLUNDER-Frederic F. Van de Water- Crime Club ($2). State Cop Tarleton loses his man, his job; fights the gangs alone...