Word: naval
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...buying titles for his daughters, and is easily taken in by an American counterfeiter, styling himself the Count di Fitta, whom Tripp presents to his daughters. Skiddles, a detective, is disguised as Fitta's valet and his efforts cause much merriment. Lord Coldstream, an Englishman, and two American naval officers, Admiral Bowser, and Lieutenant Storm, are in love with the girls...
...second act, which takes place on the Hamburg-American dock in Boston, the Tripps are returning home, followed by Coldstream and the sham Count, who is unsuccessfully seeking to marry Jessie. The two naval officers met the party at Coldstream, Bowser and Storm propose at the same time and are accepted by their respective ladies. Some of the grotesque and humorous aspects of the United States customs and the Boston police are brought out in the characters of Inspector Baggs and Policeman Flynn. The play closes with the arrest of the Counterfeiter...
...second half the Naval Reserves were forced to play on the offensive and gained possession of the ball only for brief periods. The passing and team work of the University team were more promising than could have been expected, and but for the slight inaccuracy in shooting a much larger score might have resulted...
Summary: HARVARD. NAVAL RESERVES. Henderson, l.f. r.f., Allen Murray, r.f. l.f., Millington Snyder, c. c., Bowler Burnham, l.g. r.g., Beattie Griffiths, r.g. l.g., Nelson...
Score--Harvard, 16; Naval Reserves, 5. Baskets from the floor--Snyder 3, Griffiths 2, Henderson, Burnham, Murray, Millington, Allan. Basket on fouls--Allan. Fouls called--on Harvard, 3; on Naval Reserves, 5. Referee--McLean, of Newport. Umpire--W. O. Dapping '05. Timekeeper--Costello, of Newport. Time--20-minute halves...