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...treasure, it alas never had one to lose. Small wonder that Cornell won in 1915 for the Crimson team never had a pet of its own to frolic with through the dull afternoons in the Stadium. But could the Big Red Team triumph again without its oh so human mascot to guide...
Died. Zep, mammoth black bear, mascot of the Passaic, N. J., High School Basket Ball Team (TIME, Feb. 16, SPORT); at Wayne, N. J. His team had rejoiced in 159 straight victories. His skin will be converted into...
Harvard has long contented itself with a legendary mascot to avoid the embarrassment of a physical one. The symbolized figure of John Harvard, which the newspapers have invented to fill this vacancy, exists only on the sport page. He is no more than a paper-and-ink-cartoon...
Since the time of John the Orangeman, Harvard's lack of a mascot has been a cause of satisfaction rather than regret. The college has not had to feel responsible for the silly antics of mascots in the Stadium. Nothing makes a team appear more completely foolish than to have its mascot insist on turning somersaults in mid-field during the tensest moments of a game...
...yelled lustily; the President, not so lusty at first, perked up as the game went to an exciting finish. He was the first man to rise in the lucky seventh inning. When the score was tied in the ninth, the President autographed a ball brought him by the Washington mascot, a blooming little boy. When the home team lost, the President went off for a week-end on the Mayflower...