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...military aim of this conflict (as opposed to the social aim) is to kill or capture the enemy. Whether this is done by dropping into his lap Napalm, a thousand pound bomb, or an 8 in. artillery shell leaves a very slight difference...
Hoeberg and Baker, close on his heels, led the talent-studded pack for the whole race. But soon after the two-lap sign was flashed, Baker's pace began to flag, and three runners passed him before the finish...
...Yardling's eight-lap relay team put some extra frosting on the cake by winning...
...dotty and the shrewd, the pleasures of the bed and the hum of local politics-nothing escapes the chronicler's notice. But after a while the detail be comes soporific, the eye closes, and the thud is heard through the house as the book slides from the lap...
Colburn, and some of his mates, are just as team-spirited as the upperclassmen, and their cheering and lap-counting was instrumental in the recent record effort. But when Coach Bill McCurdy puts together a sophomore foursome--say of Roy Shaw, John Dugan, Tom Downer, and Colburn--to compete against the seniors...that'll be one January day when all the social unity and nice-guy fellowship will quickly disappear from Briggs Cage and a 7:45 record won't stand a chance...