Word: elbow
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Friday afternoon I began to realize that this weekend was going to be no easy matter. I was flattered indeed that the Junior Prom Committee had decided to hold their party here because I offered them Elbow Room, which they could not find anyplace else. But I also had to be in training for the Yale-Harvard Swimming meet Saturday night, which Yale seems to be pretty nervous about. And still they rely on my foundations to be steady after my one party of the year! How would I feel having people splashing around in my stomach after no sleep...
...whole darn prom was here, elbow room and all, and I really looked pretty hot. Just then I got in a fight with some guys who I crash were thinking because they had stiff shirts on and they busted in three of my window panes. So I went down the towel shoot to avoid bumping into the crowds coming in the doors. But I bumped into some climb trying to rat up the shamn doot...
...When I got up again one of the gumshoes asked for my ticket. But I gave him a whiffter of my elbow room to show him that I belonged there, and he lay down so I could get over him. Then I pulled out my watch and gosh all was left was ashes. 'Jiminy it must be late!' I thunk, and run into the East Coatroom for my Bromo Seltzer. It was gone and they were doing big bottles around the empty apples. So I drank something else which tasted fine so when the bottle came round again I took...
Last Saturday, playing on a pocket-handkerchief floor in New Haven, the Crimson poloists took the Yales 17 to 12. This Saturday, when they will have their usual elbow room, even cautious Captain Chester Sargent, grizzled veteran of years of army polo who is coaching the Harvard malletmen for the first time this year, has to admit the cards look stacked for the Crimson...
Coach Vaughan has altered his line-up during the last two weeks. Jack Bissell, out since Christmas with an injured elbow, has again taken his post at center on the first line. Captain Bob Burke, formerly with Barrett on the defense, has been shifted to the right wing position where he played as a Freshman. Vaughan is hoping this combination will increase the team's scoring powers...