Word: larger
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...idea of professional football he may have carried three the years from one afternoon when, aged 19, he received $1000 playing in a touch contest between Latroha and Jeanectte. Professional football has grown beyond his expectations in larger cities. The better to be the center of this growth, March founded the American pro league last year. He hope see a griditon world series some day--the established National League versus the stery American...
...defenders find their way into the newspapers day after day. Some of these undoubtedly are true, but others simply surpass belief. The prize one so far is this which appeared in the Japan Times. A party of Japanese soldiers were out on scouting duty, when they observed a much larger party of Chinese, apparently bent on the same mission, approaching them. Concealing themselves, the party of eleven Japanese waited until the right moment came, then rushed forth and threw themselves upon the Chinese, engaging them in hand-to-hand conflict. At the end of the affray, some of the Chinese...
Although small in terms of the "good old days" when a Varsity letter still loomed larger in the undergraduate mind than a Phi Beta Kappa key, this year's turnout was by no means discouraging. For the last four years, the number of candidates has decreased in an alarming progression, starting with 40 for the Class of '37, 25 hopefuls from '38, 16 from '39, and a paltry dozen from '40. Yesterday's 17 may mark the rounding of depression's corner, and the more superstitions members of the managerial staff even heralded it as all omen of major football...
...football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and soft ball in the spring. These activities will be conducted on a voluntary basis and apart from the physical training program. The dormitories in the Yard will be represented in this Freshman league. In the case of some of the larger halls it may be necessary to divide the players into two or three teams. Some games will be arranged with the different House teams...
...alterations in detail are as follows: The kitchen has been electrified. A new refrigerator has been put in place of the old ice box, and a new larger stove has been installed. The stockroom has also been changed around to be of more easy access to the kitchen...