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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Hill has been the outstanding player in the Graduate Schools Basketball League during the past season. He played four years of basketball at the University of Kansas, one year on his freshman team of which he was captain and three years on the university team. Last year in the Harvard Law School, he was captain and forward on the Law 1A team which won the graduate school basketball championship. At present Hill is leading the Law 2A team. In addition to basketball, Hill played at Kansas one year of freshman and three years of university baseball...
...Cleveland the "Crusaders"-against Prohibition-met, 50 strong, in Parlor B of the Hollenden Hotel. The Crusaders are an organization of wealthy young men dedicated to the "cause of sanity." Commander-in-chief is Fred G. Clark, President of Fred G. Clark ("Hyvis") Oil Co., music writer, wit, comedy player in the Hermit Club's annual frolic. Cried Crusader Clark: "We're not wet, but we are opposed to things as they are today." The Crusaders pledged $50,000 to recruit 100,000 young Clevelanders to work for Temperance as contrasted to Prohibition, planned to organize similar "battalions...
...only Harvard player affected by the changes in the national handicap polo ratings for 1930 is E. T. Gerry '31, captain of the Harvard horsemen. His handicap was dropped from six to five F. A. Clark Jr. '29, flashy captain of last year's intercollegiate championship team, had his rating raised from four to five goals. J. P. Cotton Jr. '29, also of the championship four, now playing for the Rye Polo Club, was raised from...
...less than ten Yale players had their handicaps changed. The only one to go down the scale was Stewart Igiehart, now playing hockey for the Elis. He was formerly a seven-goal player for Old Aiken, and will carry six goals next season. Other Yale players raised were Bostwick from two to three. Phipps from three to four, Baldwin from one to three. Bradley from zero to two. Ferguson from one to two. Cavanaugh, McCormick, Newhall, and Wood each to one. HARVARD LANCERS Luton, No. 1 No. 1, Choate Kimball, No. 2 No. 2, Hart Nicholas...
...Players who have done well at pool or straight billiards often take up three-cushion, find it the most satisfying because it is the hardest. Curly-haired, florid Johnny Layton was the best pocket billiard player in the world before he decided that knocking balls into pockets was dull compared to pure cueing. When he won his first championship he went home to Sedalia, Mo., where he had become proficient during long sleepy days when, if you were not playing pool at the smoke house, there was nothing to do but count the cars on Ohio Street, or go down...