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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...those whose special interest is first editions, the Treasure Room contains the first "Paradise Lost" of Milton and the signature of Milton himself in a book "belonging to a Swiss gentleman...
...search through all sections of the world for a suitable prognosticator of football scores to succeed Joe Forecast. Astrologers, crystal gazers, weathermen, whole tribes of gypsies, spiritualists, and all sorts of seers in all the far corners of the globe have been interviewed by CRIMSON agents since Joe Forecast first intimated some months ago that the rosy path of matrimony was going to lead him forever away from the printshops and football stadia...
...University squad, taking advantage of the cooler weather trampled completely on the seconds, ripping off first downs at will. The aerial attack, which shows promise of becoming one of the real offensive threats this year; again clicked to perfection. Six forwards out of eight attempts were completed along with ten lateral passes. Charles Devens, Mays, and Mason each crossed the goal line twice, while T. W. Gilligan, Harding, Moushegian, Batchelder, White, and Newhardt each scored once. Potter reeled off a 100 yard run but the score was disallowed because of an offside play...
...University team took the ball on the seconds' 40-yard line and on the second play T. W. Gilligan received a lateral from Putnam and squirmed through the entire seconds outfit for a score After the seconds had received the ball and failed to budge the first team line. Putnam ran Fincke's kick back to the 23 yard line. Here he uncorked a 30 yard forward to Gilligan who worked his way for 20 more yards before being downed. After Gilligan made another first down Charles Devens crashed off tackle for the second score. Putnam's kick was good...
Starting play again, the seconds, after a penalty, had the ball on the University one yard stripe and after three thrusts at the first team wall, Weymer finally went over. The seconds now took the ball on the first's five yard mark but could not gain. It was here that Potter standing on his own goal line, intercepted a scrub pass and sprinted the length of the field only to be called back...