Word: davenports
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...immediate occasion for this recrudescence was the, appearance in the January issue of the Yale Literary Magazine of an editorial by R. W. Davenport '23 which atacked Christianity in a most vigorous manner. Following this there was published in the first issue of the "Elihu" a new magazine at Yale, an article by the same author which struck in an equally agressive fashion at the Faculty and its methods of teaching, the Yale curriculum, and the type of education given at Yale. Along with these two leaders, there appeared in a more or less informal manner a weekly sheet called...
...Captain Davenport and Huntington were the Yale stars, each winning two out of their three matches; while Roland Fleer '24 did well for the University, also winning two out of three matches. The match between Fleer and Davenport, which the former won by the slight margin of 7-5, was the most interesting and closely contested...
...Foils.--Davenport (Y) defeated E. H. Lane '24, 7-4; Huntington (Y) defeated E. L. Lane '24, 7-6; Roland Fleer '24 defeated Oliver (Y), 7-6; E. H. Lane '24 defeated Huntington (Y), 7-4; Oliver (Y) defeated E. L. Lane '24, 7-3; Roland Fleer '24 defeated Davenport (Y), 7-5; E. L. Lane '24 defeated Oliver (Y), 7-5; Davenport (Y) defeated E. L. Lane '24, 7-6; Huntington (Y) defeated Roland Fleer...
...most dangerous man on the Yale team is Captain Davenport, who, out of 21 matches with the foils, has won 17 and lost only 4, while with the sabres he has won 10 and lost 3. Another strong opponent is S. C. Huntington '24, who tied for fifth place in the Intercollegiates last year. He has won 16 and lost 5 with the foils, and was the only man on the team to win two out of his three matches against the Navy. Coach Grasson, who is ex-epee champion of Belgium, has made great progress with the experienced material...
Henry Traugott Dunker of Davenport Iowa...