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...even felt now that Connecticut had broken that New York's bloc of 90 might cast at least half their total for Landon on the first ballot. Even if the Kansan doesn't pile up the necessary 501 votes, when the roll is first called, he said that some doubtful states might change their votes so that more than a majority could be counted for Landon, making a second ballot unnecessary. This is what happened in the 1928 Democratic Convention when Al Smith was nominated...
With Green in top form it will not be surprising to see him pile up his usual 15-point total. But if he takes part in only the broadjump, the ten points lost will spell the difference between victory and defeat...
Questioned as to whether there were any tramps ever come into the old pile of gloomy masonry, he said. "No." The only tramp he's ever had to throw out was one that came in while the Radcliffe Commencement was going on. "The gurris were leaving their pocketbooks around, and this guy looked pretty suspicious...
...When you put 300 cans on the mantelpiece that's even worse, but the Winthrop House Polar Bares look upon this achievement with pride as the culminating point in a worthy college career. They argue that it isn't everyone who can drink 300 cans of beer and pile them all on the mantelpiece. The reason they give for collecting such a magnificent stack of tin cans is that when divisionals are over they will be able to celebrate by rolling one down the entry stairs every ten seconds all night...
...Green and his fellow-hurdlers out of the G.B.I. meet in the Stadium Saturday, the meet swill be closer by about 20 points. Harvard should still win, but the competition will be much keener than in past years when it has been the custom for the home team to pile up more than a 100 points...