Word: robin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...contains and especially interesting manuscript. This is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter, August 4, 1898, urging that the American troops in Cuba be immediately transported North to prevent their destruction by disease. It was written the same day as the famous Round Robin which was signed by Roosevelt and by a number of other officers. The original draft intended apparently to be used as a newspaper interview but afterwards changed over in Roosevelt's hand to the form of a letter to his commanding officer, is shown in one of the cases. This...
...interesting manuscript is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter August 4th, 1898, urging that the American troops in Cuba be immediately transported North to prevent their destruction by disease. It was written the same day as the famous Round Robin which was signed by Roosevelt and by a number of other officers. The original draft intended apparently to be used as a newspaper interview but afterwards changed over in Mr. Roosevelt's hand to the form of a letter to his commanding officer, is shown in one of the cases. This manuscript, the cartoons...
...round robin system of competition will be used, the winners and runners-up in each of the three events receiving gold and silver medals respectively from the H. A. A. It was announced that entries may be made at any time during the day in the fencing room of the Hemenway gymnasium...
...University tennis team, which will make the southern trip during the April recess, has been chosen as a result of the elimination round robin that ended last Monday at Longwood. The men are: Captain Morris Duane '23, George Guilde '23, K. S. Pfaffman '24, W. H. Ingraham '25, Alden Briggs '25, and W. P. Dickson '25. The first match will be held tomorrow with the Agawam Hunt Club at Providence, R. I., and next Monday it will play the Country Day School at Richmond, Va. After meeting the Country Club of Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday, April 17, the squad will...
...arrangement introduced this year the teams from the various colleges will be divided into two strips, two teams from each strip qualifying for the finals by touches. Up to this time, qualification for the finals has been determined by fouls and a round-robin. This is considered the most important fencing event of the year, as nine other eastern colleges are entered in the lists: they are: Army, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Hamilton, Navy, Technology, University of Pennsylvania and Yale. The Army and Navy are generally considered the favorites...