Word: crabb
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Inst. Carlmark, C. W. '31 End 23 179 5.11 Moline High Carlson, G. C. '31 Back 21 176 5.11 Moline High Carver, R. L. '32 Back 22 162 5.11 Oak Cliff High Coughlin, J. G. '32 Tackle 21 185 6.1 Flagstaff Teach. Col. Crabb, F. G. '30 End 25 175 6. New Haven High Fletcher, G. L. '31 Tackle 24 185 6.4 Staunton M. A. Freeman, R. S. '30 Back 22 155 5.7 Notre Dame Fulton, R. F. '31 Tackle 24 185 5.10 U. of Minnesota Gibner, H. C. '30 Back 20 160 5.8 Stanford Glattly, J. E. '32 Back...
...bears any resemblance to the real thing. Authors either make Cambridge existence seem very "collegiate" or else unbearably intellectual. Rarely does one reach a satisfactory medium. Holworthy Hall has done it; perhaps one or two other, but few achieve a really true picture of Harvard. "Ben Thorpe" by Arthur Crabb (The Century Company), is not primarily a story of Harvard, for the University is brought in only as a phase in the life of the chief character. The college, however, suffers in no way from Mr. Crabb's story. He mentions a few highlights, a few incidents, and with them...
Those who have followed Mr. Crabb's career as a writer, know that up to the present time his work has consisted almost entirely of detective stories of a high order. Although interested primarily in criminology, he apparently has come to see that, from the point of view of fiction, such a field has very distinct limitations. For the first time he has applied his keen analytical powers to a story not intimately connected with crime, and he has produced a book which gives promise of future development...
...Crabb's style is interesting, his plots is well thought out, but his analytical propensities, mentioned above, have too free rein in "Ben Thorpe". Pschycological discussion detracts from the effectiveness of the novel; it is introduced too clumsily, and, therefore, is a confession of weakness. The author is not quite sure that he has brought about the desired effect through the relation of incident and by dialogue. He feels explanation is necessary. In the novel this is of course permissible, but often ill-advised. Subtler methods are generally more successful...