Word: nine
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...birthday greetings from around the world, with a hefty sheaf from Kansas City and Missouri. On his desk was a white-iced angel-food cake. Among his birthday presents: 64 red roses, a new gold World War I service button, a fancy rifle, a miniature bronze horse from a nine-year-old in Douglas, Wyo. who shares his birthday...
Unlike their Varsity mates, the Freshman should come out on top today when they meet the little Bulldogs, also at New Haven. By comparative scores the Yardlings' nine successive wins make them the better team...
Coach Jack Barnaby will send the same lineup into the Eli tussle that has won nine out of its last ten matches. But the Bulldogs will still reign as top heavy favorites on the basis of the wealth of tournament stars that fill their top six positions. The Tigers, too, loom as favorites for tomorrow's match on the Soldiers Field courts...
When a bunch of cripples play a pair of teams that are currently sharing seventh place in the Ivy League, it can either be ludicrous or produce a couple of tight, interesting contests. Anyway, the Crimson Varsity nine faces off against Princeton this afternoon and Pennsylvania tomorrow in their second straight weekend on the road...
Altogether, it's a patched up Crimson nine that will try to climb up the Ivy ladder a rung or two. Ernie Maunine was hurt in the B.U. game and will not make the trip; nor will Armie Essayon, who is still ailing with a leg injury sustained in the Dartmouth game. Tom Sullivan will fill in at shortstop and Web Durant will catch...