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...dash J. S. Murphy '25 with a handicap of seven feet, J. D. Chase '22 with six feet, and C. H. Wansker '23 with two feet earned the right to run in the semi-finals by placing in the trial heats. Murphy and Wansker then caused a considerable sensation by placing first and second respectively in their semi-final, while Chase came in second in his. In the finals, however, Chase was the only one of the three men to place. He came in second, being beaten only by Charles Carroll of Holy Cross...
...impossible to predict the Crimson's chances in the other events as they will all be on a handicap basis. Captain J. F. Brown '22 in the shot-put, C. H. Wansker '23 in the 40yard dash, R. S. Whitney '22 and C. R. Hauers '23 in the 45-yard hurdles are among the University's strongest entries, while for the Freshmen, D. L. Ellovich and W. B. Thomas should do well in the 40-yard dash and 45-yard hurdles respectively...
Despite a severe early-season handicap due to unfavorable weather conditions, the 1925 hockey team in its game with the Eli yearlings a week ago brought to a close a season of more than average success. In the nine contests engaged in the Freshmen won six, and though losing the final game on February 18 to Yale, more than atoned for this set-back by a succession of brilliant victories early in the winter, defeating such teams as St. Mank's Middlesex, and Dartmouth 1925 with comparative ease...
...only other University runner to place in the meet was J. A. McCarthy '22, who crossed the finish line in second place in the handicap half mile. McCarthy, who had a handicap of only ten yards had to pass nearly the whole field. He was closing in fast on the winner. D. A. Akin of Boston University, who had a 30-yard handicap when the race ended. B. R. Cutcheon '25, who had an 18-yard handicap came in fifth...
Even if the national treasury were bursting with billions, the American Legion ought to hesitate long before saying "WE demand" a bonus for ex-service men. When the fact is that the paying of a bonus will be a decided handicap, the Legion, by its action, has put an unmistakable cash value on patriotism. Serve your country but be-mighty careful it serves you--not only by its offering you protection from injustice and an opportunity to work and live, things beyond price, but in terms of dollars and cents. How does this attitude of the Legion square with that...