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Indianapolis. Governor McCray and the Hoosier Senators (Watson and Ralston) headed Indiana's receiving line. Governor Neff of Texas assisted. Remembering he was at the national headquarters of the American Legion, Mr. George sounded martial notes in his speech...
...Hoosier Lad Broke, Makes Big Money Out of Women...
...book of observations-drawn from a very nice neighborhood." Robert Cortes Holiday: "Mr. Tarkington seems to present himself as a rather playful neurologist. Something like a scientific interest may be discerned running through the collection." The Author. Booth Tarkington is one of the first representatives of the Hoosier school of fiction. His books rarely stray from scenes in the Middle West. His important books are: Monsieur Beaucaire, The Turmoil, Seventeen, The Gentleman from Indiana. He won the Pulitzer prize for the best American novel published in 1919 with The Magnificent Ambersons, and in 1922 with Alice Adams...
...performance five radical changes in the line-up appeared in the game with Indiana the following week. Captain Kane and Tierney went to tackle, Bradford was at center while in the backfield, Gehrke and Jenkins took the place of Chapin and Fitts. The result was a great improvement, the Hoosier eleven being swept off its foot to the tune of 19-0. That much room for improvement was left, however, was shown by the contest with Georgia the following Saturday. The playing of the University eleven was of the loosest and most ragged variety, fumbles, five in all, occurring...
...Bradford was at center, while in the backfield, Gehrke and Jenkins took the place of Chapin and Fitts. The result was a great improvement. In spite of a pouring rain, the heavy forwards were into everything, blocking punts and recovering many fumbles. The result was never in doubt. The Hoosier eleven was swept off its feet to the tune of 19-0, the invading punter was continually hurried and during the entire contest the Westerners made but four first downs...