Word: leading
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Crimson scored in the opening inning when a double by John Prior '29 sent J. P. Chase '28 and W. W. Lord '28 across the plate. In the next three frames, however, a barrage of hits off the Crusaders' bats put the Purple in the lead with six tallies. A sixth inning rally by the Harvard nine netted three more runs, but Holy Cross clinched the contest with a brace of counters in the seventh...
...Junior University crew, granted a two-length lead at the temporary bridge, started off at a fast clip that kept it in front of the first eight, stroked by Captain John Watts '28, for a half-mile. At the Harvard Bridge, one of the Junior oarsmen caught a crab and the boat paced by James Lawrence '29 dropped three quarters of a length...
...other sports a five inch "D". Thus, although all the apparent differentiation is removed, the sports are still divided into three definite classes. No man is slighted, yet each receives his just award. Dartmouth seems to have made a wise move in following the lead of Illinois in abolishing the major--minor classification and yet retaining much of the value of the old system...
...Gallienne and Walter Hampden lead to Boston companies that have won wide and merited fame. In contrast to the frothy fare typical of so much of the stage, they have both chosen substantial material. Isben is no easy author to interpret, but Mr. Hampden has not stinted his labor, and represents Shakespeare with a Hamlet over whom cynical reviewers have grown enthusiastic...
...been known for generations) suddenly brought forth anomalies with curiously colored eyes, unreasonable wings, radically bobbed hair antennae. New species came into existence, the special marks of the X-ray were transmitted down the generations. Biologist Muller tried the effect of other agents on the germ plasm. Treatment with lead, arsenic, poisons which were known to change cells had no effect. X-rays and cosmic rays are the only forces in nature that can shake up the germ cells, changing their original plan of development, making the changes hereditary in many cases. X-rays and cosmic rays exist everywhere. They...