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Eddie Ingalls, on the mound for the yearlings, pitched a no-hit game...
Unbeaten in his two previous starts against Villanova and Pennsylvania, Bill Lincoln will start on the slab in the Princeton encounter, according to Coach Mitchell's present plans. Tom Bilodeau is slated for first base in both games, but should he be called upon for relief work on the mound, Braman Gibbs will come in from the outfield to hold down the initial sack. Coach Jefferies of the Tiger outfit will probably pitch his Sophomore star, Dick Bell, against the Crimson...
Outstanding in the B. U. lineup is Captain Collins, three-year veteran. With him in the infield will be Croke at third, Faladino at short, and Rosnitzky at first. Coach Harmon will probably start Gordon on the mound, Cowan at catcher, Hale in right field, Carroll in left, and Murphy in centerfield...
Irak. Fifteen miles northwest of Mosul, whence oil was first piped to the Mediterranean two months ago (TIME, Jan. 28), lies Tepe Gawra ("Great Mound"), its depths chewed by the shovels of industrious diggers. University of Pennsylvania scientists sank a trial trench in 1927, were convinced that the remains of 20 cities or settlements lay buried in layers, the most recent dating from 1500 B. C., the oldest lost in antiquity, older by far than Ur of the Chaldees (4000 B. C.). One city after another came to light. Last month diggers under Charles Bache of Philadelphia's University...
General Hugh Johnson: "Head gives impression of being all face. Brutal, coarse, ruthless mug of toadlike consistency. Fleshy features of crude clay. Deep ruts ploughed down cheeks as if by cartwheels through heavy mud. Eyes smothered in stout scallops of pulp. Body prehistoric mound, clothing tugged on in folds like armor-clad rhinoceros. Looks neolithic, neckless, materialistic with powerful drive and stubborn pugnacity. Atavistic. Unusually intelligent primate. Nose.like a darning gourd. Expression like an old procuress...