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Harvard rejoiced in Quarterback Cheek, in Backs Zarakov and Gehrke, as she fell upon Virginia, 14 to 0. Cheek is a line-knifer; Zarakov an artful, eel-hipped dodger; Gehrke's punts sail...
...artful, eel-hipped dodger...
Probably the most singular novelty of the season was the appearance of rubber trousers ? worn by Army, Pittsburgh and West Virginia players on rainy playing fields. Comparatively light in weight and slippery as an eel's hips, the player thus equipped has his opponents at a considerable disadvantage. It is probable that the Rules Committee will afford the rubber trouser legislative recognition...
...called," said Mr. Lincoln, "because of a vow by the discoverer of it that he would name the place with the name of the first fish he caught off its coasts. It's rather lucky for the inhabitants, by the way, that he didn't catch an eel." The first town settled was Eastham, and the first inhabitants came from the Plymouth settlement. But it is Mr. Lincoln's theory, based on deduction, that the settlers came by sea. For we are given to understand that our Pilgrim Fathers were men of commonsense and piety, and according to Mr. Lincoln...
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are Italians by birth, the former a shoe worker, the latter an eel seller, who were for many years aggressive in solidifying Italian workingmen in demands for higher wages. Both men were friends of Andrea Salredo, who last year plunged to his death from the 14th story of a building where he was confined by the Department of Justice. Two days after his death they both were arrested. They were connected with two hold-ups and sentenced; their supporters claim that they had nothing to do with the hold-ups, but were victims...