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Smyth moved to Delaware, bought up Dover's weekly newspaper and converted it to a daily. He watched sorrowfully as circulation fell overnight from 4,200 to 2,000; Doverites seemed quite content with the two Du Pont-owned papers published in nearby Wilmington, the Journal and the News. There were also other growing pains. The International Typographical Union tried to organize Smyth's pitifully small stable of printers. But Smyth put his back up, imported substitutes from as far off as Texas, and after two years the I.T.U. furled its last picket sign and slunk away...
Brown, another one of the insurgents this year, had a wonderful time welcoming John Pont to the Ivy League last week. To everyone's utter amazement the Bruins licked Yale 12-7 in the Bowl for its first Ivy triumph in three years...
Yale had a rather shaky start under new coach John Pont last week, edging a decidedly untalented Connecticut 3-0. One suspects that the victory was achieved through no fault of the current Yale team, but rather through the almost ingrained habit Connecticut has of losing on opening...
Bruins May Punt Pont...
...Today Pont meets his first Ivy foe, and while Brown will probably not be terrifying, the Bruins should keep him busy. Brown could not defend itself against the air attack of Archie Roberts and the Columbia Lions, but Brian Rapp should be easier to fend off. If Jim Dunda is ready to play most of the time Brown could pull off an upset and win an Ivy game. Otherwise, Yale has enough depth and team strength to win by a few points...