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...epic in the sense that the garish extravagances of DeMille were called epics. Its effects are not won by means of pyromaniac mobs that made D. W. Griffith a god in Hollywood. Rather "Cavalcade" is a drama of family patriotism; and because the finer qualities of an Englishman are the finer qualities of an American it commands the emotions and sympathy of the American audience...
...license No. 1 be bestowed annually on "Denver's most useful citizen." He wangled the scheme through Secretary of State Charles M. Armstrong, got license No. i away from a Mrs. E. E. Sommers whose husband had held it many years, and grandiloquently bestowed it on Miss Emily Griffith, sweet-faced, grey-haired founder of Denver's Opportunity School. "Henceforth," blared the Post, "it will be a sign that one who has achieved nobly rides forth...
...where it started, at Notre Dame's 44-yd. line. Warburton picked up 14 yd. through the line, then 2 more. Coach Howard Jones sent in one of his ablest passers, Bob McNeish. McNeish, instead of passing, arranged to be on the 3-yd. line when Quarterback Homer Griffith threw the ball. McNeish caught it, took one step for a touchdown. Right Tackle Ernie Smith place-kicked for the extra point. In the third quarter, Notre Dame's Polish Quarterback Jaskwhich fumbled the catch of a quick kick. Erskine recovered for U. S. C. on Notre Dame...
...last quarter, occurred something that has not happened before this year-Southern California was scored on, with a 35-yd. forward pass from Henry Schaldach to Right End David Meek. But this interruption mattered little. By that time Southern California had four touchdowns by Mohler's understudies, Homer Griffith and Irvine Warburton, and the game was practically over, 27 to 7. Southern California's victory over California was its sixth in a row this year. Last year, Southern California won all its eight games except the first, against St. Mary's. Against 66 points for opponents, Southern...
...Baer, cocky California heavyweight, vaguely rated third in U. S. prize fighting (after Sharkey and Schmeling): a technical knockout in the seventh round of a clowning fight against Gerald Ambrose ("Tuffy") Griffith, Chicago has-been; in Chicago...