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...famous Tattenham Corner a brown mongrel ran out on the track, tried to nip Colorado's heels. British newspapermen made much of this incident, but it is not likely that it had anything to do with the result of the race. Coronach's speed needed no mongrel help...
...unable to compete. Miller, because of this, was dropped out of the 220 yard final. F. P. Kane '20 returned a double winner and a record smasher, in two beautiful races. He established a new quarter mile mark of 40 seconds and came back in his second race to nip Wells, the speedy Dartmouth hurdler, as the finish of the 220 yard low hurdles for first honors in 25 seconds. Captain Tibbetts ran away from the field in the two mile run with E. C. Haggerty '27 chasing him all the way to the tape, to smash his own record...
Haverford and Princeton are engaged in a nip and tuck race for the league leadership, while the University and Yale are both trying to force each other to accept the position at the bottom of the ladder...
Like Michigan, like Illinois, a cannonading team from the University of Pennsylvania gave proof that football games are apt to be won in the first half. Against Yale, it scored two early touchdowns, and ?for all that Yale could do?kept its lead to win by a nip and a field goal...
Next day Miss Kathleen McKane, Wimbleton winner, played a nip and tuck match with Miss Elizabeth Ryan. When Miss Ryan took a tuck in her skirt, Miss McKane helped herself to a nip from a glass under the umpire's chair, pulled out the victory, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Miss Goss and Mrs. Mallory won; Miss Wills ended the hopes of the precocious Fry. In the doubles, Miss Goss and Mrs. Jessup put out Miss McKane and Miss Colyer, the English Davis Cup pair who had been favored to reach the finals...