Word: macomb
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Macomb, Ill., a freshman at Western Illinois State Teachers College gave the "hot foot"* to sleeping Red Henderson, No. 1 place-kicker on the college football team. Place-kicker Henderson awoke abruptly, took to crutches, was forced to forego place-kicking for several weeks because of a badly blistered foot...
SOPHOMORES ABROAD-Charles Macomb Flandrau-Appleton-Century...
Almost 40 years ago Charles Macomb Flandrau published a book of college stories called Harvard Episodes, in which undergraduates were described realistically for the first time in U. S. fiction. The book created a minor sensation, even brought its young author a friendly six-page letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt. Promptly taken up by Saturday Evening Post, Author Flandrau continued to write, less frankly, a series of sketches dealing with college life in general, with two amiable, intelligent, irresponsible Harvard boys in particular. Last week Author Flandrau prefaced a slim collection of these sketches with...
...Macomb. Ill., Macomb National Bank was forced to issue a hurry call for money. The bank was solvent, but heat had swelled the vault door so it would not open...
...score--Harvard 38, Penn State 20. Goals--Holland 4. Moushegian 4. Pattison 3. Rauh 2. Farrell 1. Hageman 1. Saltzman 3. Macomb 1. Moser 1. Williams 1. Fouls--Hageman 4. Holland 3. Farrell 1. Macomb 2. Blowers 1. Brand 1. Davis 1. Hammond 1. Saltzman 1. Moser 1. Umpire--Hoyt. Referee--Kelleher. Time--two 20-minute periods...