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...Harlow and his staff have not allowed the highly touted invaders to disturb their steady striving for polish and dash in execution of the rudiments of the game. Drill for speed was prominent yesterday, and no matter what the result is on Saturday, it is certain that the future will see a team showing persistent improvement in the game...
Production difficulties for the Gershwin opera have been to teach the Harlem Negroes a Southern accent, to drill by ear those who were unable to read a note, to help some members of the cast decide on names which will look imposing in the program. Great advantage has been the fact that none of the singers was handicapped at the start by having real grand opera ways. The principals, Porgy and Bess, have never sung on the stage before. Bess is one Anne Browne, a product of the Juilliard School of Music. Porgy is Todd Duncan, a Gershwin discovery from...
Yesterday Rugged Richard Harlow gave his Varsity charges a routine but vigorous practice session in preparation for a full-length game to be held this afternoon. Drill in the passing attack was the principal item of the afternoon menu, and four full teams and a host of skeleton aggregations were engaged in this pursuit at varying times throughout the practice...
Lineups were considerably revised today on the Varsity A and B teams. The center of the B line was operated upon and Sowell Greeley was brought up and placed in the incision at center. After the signal drill had been completed, the A and B backfields were scrambled together with a seasoning of talent from lower down the scale...
After five days of intensive drill on fundamentals and a scrimmage yesterday for the entire squad, Captain John Dorman's Varsity soccermen go into action for the first time today in an informal game with the Boston Professionals...