Word: game
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...expert who, like Whitehead, has had a hand in the movement responsible for replacing auction bridge with contract bridge as the standard social card-game, did not attend Whitehead's convention. He, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, one of the best bridge-players in the world, has written a book † on Bridge and brought a new word into the language, "vanderbilting." Briefly, and in popular terms, you vanderbilt when you bid one club as an indication that you have three quick tricks in your hand. Though the club bid indicates the three tricks, to bid it you do not need...
...innovated trip to Smith College to sing with the Smith Glee Club is outstanding. Before this trip, which will take place on January 4, a joint concert is planned for the Harvard Glee Club, the Yale Glee Club and the Harvard Instrumental Club on the night preceding the Yale game...
...lateral is once again an important Crimson scoring threat. It was made known yesterday that during the six scrimmages some 50 laterals have been tried, about 45 successfully completed. Even more encouraging is the fact that the Harvard eleven may boast of no mean ability in the forward passing game. J. W. Potter '30, 212-pound fullback, seems to be the main cog in the aerial machine and has flung the pigskin as far as fifty yards with unerring accurary. Under the light of such events, it seems most probable that spectators in the Stadium Saturday will see Harvard flash...
Soccer practice on Saturday afternoon was taken up with a scrimmage in which the entire squad, divided into two teams, X and Y, participated. Team X won after a closely contested game, by a score...
Much importance was attached to Saturday's game because of the fact that the final cut is to be made this afternoon, after which the squad will be divided into University and Junior University teams Training table commences tomorrow for the twenty men who are retained on the University squad. Coach Carr wishes emphasized, however, the fact that the division made this afternoon is not final, since anyone on the Junior University squad showing sufficient ability will be promoted immediately to the University squad...