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...passing of the first and second lines, in those parts of the game which were played under the Marquis of Queensbury rules, was superb, and had the game continued according to its early promise, it might well have proved a rout. In the first thirty minutes, the Crimson was well co-ordinated, fast, and elusive, and it completely outplayed...
...gets his big H even if he sees only 5 seconds of action against Yale," as any member of the track, swimming, baseball, or crew organizations will gladly tell you. Even in basketball and hockey, only a comparatively few men see action unless the contest has turned into a rout. In swimming and track, you not only have to be practically on the first team just to compete against Yale, but you have to score points to earn your letter. The minor sports, then, are hardly the only victims of the present system, which not even Yale uses anymore...
...Crimson starters will be the same as in the M.I.T. rout, but this time only the 100 and 220-yard freestyle races and the dive are rated as sure victories by Ulen...
George Henry Thomas was born on a Virginia plantation, attended West Point more or less by accident (everybody else nominated from his district had failed), served with the Union Army during the Civil War, and won his place in history by standing firm during the near-rout of the Union forces at the battle of Chickamauga. These two new biographies attempt the difficult task of making the life of a military paragon seem interesting...
...second start this season the freshman basketball squad last night asked somewhat less than inspired in taking a 71-52 drubbing from Northeastern. Crimson inability to penetrate duskies Northeastern defense while the duskies scored freely caused the rout in which John Silk, Northeastern center, scored 36 points...