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Late in August, Digger Gilbert T. Brewer returned from a trip down the Mississippi Valley, to Mexico City and South America via Panama, with extensive evidence of Norse expeditions having penetrated this continent thoroughly in pre-Columbus days. Some of Mr. Brewer's evidence: 1) Indian legends of huge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Diggers | 10/11/1926 | See Source »

About half way through the race with their prow just keeping abreast of the University boat's stern, they started to forge ahead. While the Crimson rowers stuck grimly to their task the Tiger shell gradually crept up. Just before the bridge was reached the two prows were even, with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIGER 150-POUNDERS SPRINT TO BIG THREE WIN | 5/17/1926 | See Source »

It was not for long, however. The Henley flags were scarcely 100 yards distant and Bassett reciprocated the Unions' move by an equal advance in pace which soon squared matters. There was nothing to do now but dig and trust to luck and both sets of oarsmen taxed their reserve...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECONDS AND UNIONS REGISTER DEAD-LOCK | 5/14/1923 | See Source »

At the three mile mark, Yale led by just a length. For only a few seconds, however, was this advantage maintained. Harvard started a wonderful spurt, each sweep bringing the two prows a little closer together, until at last they were even. An instant later, Harvard showed slightly ahead, until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE WON WONDERFUL CONTEST | 9/25/1914 | See Source »

That the present Trophy Room in the Union is far from satisfactory every Harvard man knows. It is overcrowded; it is antiquated, the trophies are neither arranged satisfactorily not kept up to date. The last football team picture which hangs there is of the 1903 team; and the last baseball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TROPHIES IN THE VARSITY CLUB. | 12/2/1911 | See Source »

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