Word: pitches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...promises better things. She has at least, contrary to her predecessors, a mighty voice that fills the far crannies of the opera house. She has had operatic experience, sings and moves with an assurance that projects over the footlights. Her first Leonora quavered occasionally, strayed a bit from the pitch but critics took it all kindly, as part of a debut performance, voted her a useful addition to the Metropolitan roster...
...Crimson eleven will enter the clash determined to prolong the list of Freshman victories over Yale to three straight. The past two years have seen a smoothly functioning eleven, keyed to a fighting pitch by Coach E. L. Casey to carry off the honors in hotly-contested battles...
...Haven, Conn., November 9 Captain J. L. Reid '29 and Leslie Flaksman '29 were the vital factors in a narrow Crimson victory over Yale on the West Haven cross country course when they led the field of 20 runners across the finish line in the pitch dark late yesterday afternoon...
...Harvard scores the green hopes were momentarily raised by a 66-yard aerial march which culminated in a touchdown on a pass from Wolff, sophomore flash, to Stokes, a substitute end. It was during this scoring drive that the Green air attack, dangerous all afternoon, reached its highest pitch of effectiveness. During the best part of the game the Harvard defense was sufficient to keep the baffling Dartmouth attack at bay, though Green passes were completed for gains ranging up to 50 yards...
...many Britons are now keyed to the fiercest pitch of patriotism in defense of "All British Goods" that last week a wretched London vegetable woman, one Maud ("Maudie") Dallas, was actually hauled into court for displaying over a basket of Dutch tomatoes the sign...