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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this year, using the same formidable lineup that captured the indoor intercollegiates for them last year. In Chicago the Elis trampled Major Sargent's outfit 12 to 7, but the defeat was not as complete as the score indicates, for the Crimson came back in the last period to play their opponents off their feet. It must also be taken into consideration that the Yale team ranks five goals higher than the Crimson, and were it not for the fact that all college games are played on the flat, the contest would have ended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elis Rule Favorite in Second Polo Game With Crimson at 9:30 O'Clock Tonight in Armory | 2/25/1939 | See Source »

...classical fan was heard to say the other day that he didn't like swing because he liked his music slow and easy." That is a very interesting quote, since the best swing music is played slow and easy. Somehow, and with the aid of Benny Goodman, the general misconception has arisen that music only swings when played loud and fast. That is not true. The things that the good swing musician tries to attain are relaxation and sincerity of expression. The idea of technique is secondary in jazz; that's why a good swing piano man doesn't like...

Author: By Michael Levin, | Title: Swing | 2/24/1939 | See Source »

Pete MacGowan and Dick Craig have seen action at the forwards, while Johnny Miller, Bill Haussermann, and John Flint are the reserve guards. As the season progresses, it is possible that more and more of the burden of play will fall upon some of these men. At any rate, it is the Varsity future of these Yardlings with Wes Fesler that is all-important. Any one of the men on the squad has a chance of making a definite contribution to Fesler's Varsity. The subs of this season may develop into the stars of next season, because many...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/23/1939 | See Source »

...Play to include Scenery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orson Welles Says "Five Kings" Is Return to True Shakespearian Form | 2/23/1939 | See Source »

Unlike his last year's production of "Julius Caesar," Mr. Welles is planning to include all the true Shakespearian costumes in his new play. He pointed out that "Five Kings" is a period play, while a close analogy can be drawn between the problems in "Julius Caesar" and present-day conditions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orson Welles Says "Five Kings" Is Return to True Shakespearian Form | 2/23/1939 | See Source »

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