Word: morrises
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Morris Makes Touchdown
Mr. Morris is a Boston broker, and the Stock Exchange code has influenced his signal system a great deal. However, his signals and the score-board to which he wigwags have both been copyrighted, and are now used by Brown, Dartmouth and Holy Cross.
In commenting upon his football duties, Mr. Morris stated: "I have not missed a Stadium game for 20 years now, and when the team plays away from home I receive the news play by play at the Harvard Club."
When asked if he were a Harvard graduate, Mr. Morris said, "Well, I may be called a graduate by 'injection'. I was injected into the class of 1901 six years ago at the outing of the Associated Harvard Clubs at Nantasket. The membership in the class has been a source...
"My voice has never been cultivated, it just growed," asserted Mr. Morris modestly when queried as to the origin and development of his stentorian tones. "I find that the Stadium is hardest on my voice. If have to make more than six or seven announcements during a game, I'm...