Word: score
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cambridge and running amuck of a driving Crimson offense. It was sheer power which enabled the University eleven to carry the ball practically the whole length of the gridiron in the closing minutes of play and add the final touchdown to a glorious 19 to 7 victory. The Green score was the result of a clever aerial attack which frequently baffled the Cambridge defenders...
Pennsylvania brought a well-rounded outfit to Cambridge the next week and for the first time the Crimson was really outplayed. But a scoreless tie would certainly have resulted if another bad fumble had not allowed the Quakers to score early in the game. The final outcome...
...racetrack tipster who spotted winning horses with 75% success would be the greatest tipster in history. But a drama critic who forecasts with 75% correctness the financial result of Broadway plays, is only a mediocre seer. Last week Variety published its annual box score of Manhattan theatre critics. Seven of twelve men from the leading dailies made scores of .75 or better...
...Baker too has given his score million?in goodly chunks to fill specific needs. Harvard, which graduated George Fisher Baker Jr. in 1899, wanted a graduate school of business. Mr. Baker handed it a grand $5,000,000. Harvard wanted more money for the business school; he gave it another $1,000,000. The late great Henry Pomeroy Davison needed money for Red Cross work during the War; Mr. Baker gave $2,000,000. The Metropolitan Museum of Art wanted Regault's painting "Salome"; Mr. Baker presented it. It wanted money; he gave $1,000,000. Cornell University asked...
...last two seasons have found the Crimson and Marine diamond dusters embattled in early campaign clashes, and the Leatherneck forces have emerged victorious in both games. During the 1928 southern invasion, the University nine was sent down by a 2 to 1 score in an eleven inning struggle. The Marines defeated Harvard this spring when the Crimson once again sallied forth below the Mason and Dixon line. The final count was 6 to 3, but this year's Harvard team lost several valuable scoring opportunities through failure to hit when the bases were occupied. Howard Whitmore '29, will...