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That Harvard has a definite chance to win will not be disputed. Harlow has instructed the team in a really brilliant passing attack mixed with a substantial amount of razzle-dazzle along the ground. The chances that the Midshipmen will be completely blinded by the tricky offense are certainly good...

Author: By John J. Reidy jr., | Title: 50,000 to See Harvard Team Take Field Against Slightly Favored Midshipmen | 10/16/1937 | See Source »

...other hand the Navy power has a potent weapon in their running attack. Through the line the Midshipmen are sure to gain ground. Last Saturday the not-so-terribly good Brown team put on a sustained drive against Harvard which culminated in a score. Navy is almost sure to get one or two touchdowns this way, and it will be up to Harvard to offset this advantage with a pair or more of their...

Author: By John J. Reidy jr., | Title: 50,000 to See Harvard Team Take Field Against Slightly Favored Midshipmen | 10/16/1937 | See Source »

George Trivers held his story until he was well away from Annapolis: Instructors had treated him all right but midshipmen warned, "Nigger, stay away from us." During drill his toes were literally stepped on. In the gymnasium he could not pick up a basketball without having it snatched away. He went without sleep because the white boys pounded on the walls until the room seemed ready to cave in. Weak or strong, George Trivers decided enough was enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: In Again, Out Again | 7/19/1937 | See Source »

...week stay to help keep their discipline and deportment up to its high U. S. standard. For their official appearance, the Rockettes will dance four of their most famous routines in 16 minutes: Military March, in which 72 legs operate as synchronously as two; a buck & wing number; Midshipmen, a fast, stylized version of Annapolis drills; Beguine, a sultry, rumba-ish performance for which the girls make up like mulattoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Rockettes to Paris | 6/21/1937 | See Source »

Among the people who were standing along the banks of Schuylkill Navy's Varsity had been considered a slight favorite before the Regatta began, and as the Jayvee and Freshman races were rowed, the Midshipmen's supporters became more and more sure of themselves while Penn was thought to be out of the race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NAVY CREWS GAIN THREE VICTORIES IN ADAMS RACES | 6/1/1937 | See Source »

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