Word: fairing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Roberts had been successively vanquished by some young brawny Boston Lithuanian. But, then- Johnson was a has-been, knocked out by fat Jess Willard; Smith was a trial horse, only fair; Roberts, who had ever heard of him? Astute, pudgy gentlemen relaxed; the heavyweight situation seemed unchanged. . . . Later came news of the defeat of clever Jack Renault, tough Johnny Risko at the same hands. The hands belonged to square-jawed Jack Sharkey, carried the potential power of dynamite. Binghamton-born, Boston-bred, this Lithuanian with a famed Irish name* served in the navy, has boxed professionally for but two years...
Gamache at center is out to make Harvard fonget his erratic pass which spoiled the Crimson's best scoring chance two years ago. The light Harvard pivot played brilliantly against Holy 'Cross, and bids fair to make Harvard cease longing for the eligibility of Turner...
There will, of course, be many who think this another opportunity to prepare for a future on "The New Yorker" or "Vanity Fair". It is not quite that. The University as faced with a different situation. The CRIMSON, as has been said, is strongly in favor of remedying that situation. And this competition is the first constructive item toward some progress in the matter...
...fair or in stormiest weather...
Then boost the fair jitneys forever...