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...Yale. "Now, you must do something big for Yale," says the daughter of a professor to an undergraduate who had come all the way from Argentine. And what does the Argentine? He tucks the pigskin under his dislocated shoulder and runs 90 yards for the winning touchdown in the last quarter. It is the worst rah-rah film on record. Rod La Roque as the Argentine is obnoxious. Jeanette Loff as the professor's daughter is a pretty discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Aug. 13, 1928 | 8/13/1928 | See Source »

...revival of printing and the art of book-designing, the Treasure Room of Widener Library now has on exhibition a collection of books printed on vellum and issued by the chief modern English presses. Among the most valuable editions is a beautiful edition of Chaucer, bound in white pigskin, and printed on vellum, an edition of which only 13 are in existence. Another valuable and interesting book is an edition of Emerson, presented to the Library by the printer, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson in 1908. On the inside cover he writes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GROWTH OF PRINTING TRACED | 2/21/1928 | See Source »

...bodies drew attention, the mechanics of motors drew questions. Body colors were brilliant on almost every car. Effective was the Reo Flying Cloud phaeton, grey with red line striping and with red leather upholstery. Effective too was the Cadillac touring car finished in cream & gold and with pigskin upholstery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: National Show | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

...promise in the heat of the battle I don't know, but they won and that's all that mattered. They sure didn't forget me afterwards. They packed the house that night and George Owen made the chorines blush when he executed a high kick and shot the pigskin onto the stage. Between the acts they gave me this cute little thing-ama-gig," and the footlight star and wisecracker continued to twirl the little thing-ama-gig around...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eddie Cantor Recalls Halcyon Harvard-Yale Celebration When He Caught Pigskin Booted by George Owen '23 | 1/13/1928 | See Source »

...took Tibby Bunnell's place as a greenhorn, and will have to show Harvard that Tad Jones has found the right position for the lanky ex-quarterback. Quarrier and Eddy are two husky tackles who should give Harvard's linemen a ride. In addition Eddy can boot the pigskin over the goal line every time on the kick-off. The writer does not think either of the Eli tackles have been getting their just dues in the reports of the games. Half of the beautiful runs of Yale backs are only possible because Red Quarrier and Max Eddie open...

Author: By The YALE News, | Title: Tradition Stirs Harvard Team to Fighting Stand Against Eli | 11/19/1927 | See Source »

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