Word: pairings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...captivated her audience as well as her engineer in a case of "love at first toot." But while Conklin and Bancroft are not always funny, they are always fast in a brand new comedy background, namely the railroad field which seems to have infinite possibilities, especially when this pair are out to make a run. Indeed, these two comedians seem to be out to undo the jinx that makes so many slapstick favorites of the footlights flops of the Kleig lights. They spare neither themselves nor each other in making "Tell It To Sweeney" extremely hectic and reasonablly funny...
...forgetful of the match. Consequently things look bad for Luke who has bet his roll on the former intercollegiate prom trotter. Not to let his money go so easily, he accepts the challenge and forthwith begins another battle of the century in which every comedy gag in the versitile pair's bag of tricks is uncovered. In the end, Luke wins, of course, when the two of them roll down a declivity and Cannon-Ball meets a stump halfway down with Luke...
...they will tie up for life, so the next day they head for a Justice of the Peace in a neighboring town in his little roadster. Superintendent Sweeney hears of it, and Cannon-Ball Casey is told to break all records in getting to Oxford ahead of the eloping pair. In rapid succession the audience is offered a limited "running wild". . . . . Old "Isobel" proving her worth . . . . a smash up in which a load of hay plays a major part . . . . a record lowered . . . a marriage almost thwarted. Almost, mind you. Leave the climax to Casey and Luke. They do everything...
...Harvard has a wonderful pair of ends but the rest of the line is not so hot," is a remark made by one of the Vermont players to a CRIMSON reporter in the locker room Saturday afternoon after the game. "Both of the first string ends are marvelous on the defense and our passer rarely had adequate time to get rid of the ball before one or the other or some times both had nailed him with a fierce, hard tackle. They are good on the offense too, and ought to worry future opposing backfields...
...Sophomore, was the sensation of the University season, but was ineligible last fall. Gurarnacia was a gridiron unknown in his Freshman year, but last season rose from the Seconds and developed into one of the fastest interfering backs and the most accurate passer on the University squad. This pair shoud bother the Vermont defense in today's game...