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...lighter weights the Norwich grapplers had everything their own way, but the heavier classes produced bouts which were undecided up to the last few minutes. It was in the 145-pound class that the University showed up best, Curtis Nelson '24 finally throwing Captain Merchant with a bar and half-nelson hold after five minutes of aggressive attack...
...tunnel, so that when one car was at the university end the other was at Machu Picchu. It may be presumed that there were always more students going toward the city than toward the university; consequently the car at the top of the incline would be the heavier, and when the brakes were released it would pull the other up, supplying all the motive force needed. The journey seems to have required about eight minutes...
Washburne and Luce were the outstanding players on the Tabor quintet and more than once broke up the Crimson advances, but their skill was unable to check the points the heavier team was rolling up. King was the heaviest scorer for the yearlings, playing a steady, accurate game throughout the contest...
Ships of American registry are compelled by law to operate under heavier costs than ships of other nations, since certain provisions concerning wages, quarters, and other conditions affecting the crew, designed to protect the rights of seamen, result in higher labor costs. A few of these regulations impose unnecessary restrictions; but on the whole our shipping laws are just, and their repeal would be unwise. Little or no reduction in labor charges may therefore be expected...
...case of marrying in haste and repenting at leisure. And for the man who decries paternalism, the authorities may well say that as long as students are unable to perform the simple task of getting their study-cards in on time, they can scarcely be trusted with heavier responsibilities...