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Fitzsimmon's performance did not outshadow the achievements of Will Brownsberger and Jamie Kiggen, two other first-year runners on the team. Brownsberger finished forty-first overall and third for Harvard in 26:37. "In the beginning of the season, Brownsberger was a virtual unknown," McCurdy explained, "but he's been improving with every race...

Author: By Theodore A. Christopher, | Title: Princeton Sweeps Heptagonals, Fitzsimmons Is All-Ivy Choice | 11/8/1975 | See Source »

Dunlay and Morgan, a pair of agile tumblers, and the aging exuberance of Vic Faust outshadow anything that the non-burlesque-minded members of the cast are capable of, which may be a clue to the general weakness of the show. A little bit of the Old Howard touch might have served to get some of that excess enthusiasm over to the audience. As it stands, there's a free-for-all battle between the actors and the ticket-buyers. Either way, the customer loses...

Author: By J. H. K., | Title: PLAYGOER | 8/26/1942 | See Source »

...says. "As a passing spectacle it may be interesting to observe such a freak of nature, but think of the feelings of the dog. Even a dog has pride, and it behooves us who love football to remember that colleges also have pride in traditions and achievements that far outshadow the winning of a few games. If we forget it we may wake up some day and find that the dog has, with some pain, but no great sorrow, detached his tail...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Walter Okeson Fears Overemphasis Will Cause Removal of Football From College Schedules | 1/27/1936 | See Source »

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