Word: rivers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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James Lawrence '29 set a beat of 30 and 31 as the Crimson sweepswingers stroked over the dark river. There was no wind to disturb the surface of the Thames, but a slight tide aided the shell. With a half mile to go, the stroke was raised to 38 for the final sprint. A tug and some barges loomed through the darkness and for the last mile the coxswain was kept busy avoiding the river traffic...
...York City, Frank ("Daredevil Jack") Latkowsk' did a Jackknife dive from Brooklyn Bridge into the East River (138 ft.). He sprained his thumb...
About 6 o'clock the Yale University shell covered the same stretch of water at a racing stroke. Conditions were fast as the Blue rowers swept smoothly down the river. Harvard managers in automobiles, following the crews along the course, clocked the Elis in 20 minutes 43 seconds...
...salary. Silvers is charged by Craig of having stolen the music that he wrote in 1925 and called the new lyric. "It's Up to You". The new lyric was published in sheet music form and copyrighted by Irving Berlin. It was also used in the Vitaphone production "Weary River", which it will be recalled was at the University Theatre some two months ago. It was here that Craig first obtained knowledge of the theft of his song, and soon discovered that the structure of the two songs was identical, the melodies being the same note for note except...
...printer: "Kind of chilly, don't you think?" "Per-haps," said the stranger, "But just look at that beautiful moon." The next thing the stranger said was "Goodbye, good luck and God bless you." As he said this he was falling through the dark air into the river...