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...Baldwin will give a talk on "The Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition and Plans for Future Polar Research" in the Living Room of the Union tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. He will outline, for the first time, his new theory for reaching the North Pole, which he hopes to employ in his next Arctic expedition. Vast ice-floes, starting from Behring Sea, have floated across the comparatively open water around the North Pole, into the region near Greenland. Mr. Baldwin intends to establish a camp of portable houses, with an adequate supply of fuel and provisions, on one of these...
...Corbett failed to gain, and Kennard punted to Ryan, who fumbled, Crowley recovering the ball for Harvard on the 28-yard line. Corbett went through right tackle to the 9-yard line. Corbett and White only netted four yards, and Cutler tried a forward pass which Fish failed to reach. The ball bounded over the goal line for a touchback. Sherwin punted out from the 20-yard line to Kennard, who was downed on Dartmouth's 45-yard line. Corbett made five yards at right tackle, Browne failed to gain, and Corbett failed to make first down, the ball going...
Applications for tickets for the Yale football game must reach the Athletic Office before 6 o'clock today. A large stamped envelope must accompany each application. Stamps to the extent of 12 cents must be put on this envelope, as tickets will be sent only by registered mail. Each applicant must also enclose a self-addressed postal for the acknowledgement of his application. Seats will be assigned by lot. The management cannot answer communications requesting a change of seats, and reserves the right to reject any application not complying with the above regulations. Each application must be accompanied...
...change as well. In this respect the year has been well begun. There are a few athletes of proved excellence remaining from last year's team, and if they and the other candidates continue as they have begun, the possibility of a track victory will be well within reach...
Besides being used for pleasure, balloons can be employed for exploration. Several people have crossed the Sahara desert and have attempted to reach the North Pole in this manner, though without success. In the future, balloons will be used for reconnoitering in times of war, and for this purpose the French have built the "Republique" and the Germans are helping Count Zeppelin construct another dirigible balloon. The great advance that has been made in this line is in the fact that these balloons are driven by motor power...