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...figure of 5,100,000 on the day Il Duce and Der Fuhrer keynoted in a heavy rain. This soddened everything but the Nordic cheers of their vast open-air audience nearly 1,000,000 of whom were Germans who had got up at 7 a.m. to march and drill all day in their Nazi organizations before they took their stand to hear the speeches at 7 p.m. As a furious cloudburst came down Mussolini made a quick remark to Hitler who gestured and a rainproof was at once thrown about the shoulders of each Dictator, although their glitteringly apparalled...
...punting drill, Captain Russ Allen stepped back from his guard position to boot a few. His average was easily the best of the day, and if he continues to punt well his services may be enlisted by the backfield quartet on third and fourth downs, as well as after touchdowns. It was he who kicked the crucial point after the second touchdown against Princeton last fall...
...first time in tow years Coach Fred Mitchell is holding fall practice for his Crimson nine. The drill began yesterday afternoon on the Varsity diamond at Soldiers Field and will continue until cold weather arrives permanently...
Batting practice, which occupied the entire drill yesterday, will be stressed, along with infield practice throughout the fall. Mitchell also intends to schedule several games...
...battle for the guard and backfield positions is especially spirited. Cliff Wilson, a burly convert from last year's A team blocking back appears assured of one of the guard posts. In signal drill Russ Allen has been holding down the other, while in the scrimmages, from which Allen will be withheld until about Monday, Bob Downes succeeds Allen. Close behind him is Jee Nee and pressing him is Chuck Klein...