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...thin-lipped parochial ambition. The Indian, being noble, shot himself next day. Nasa was born and grew up thinking little about her parentage, feeling much about herself. Her legal father prospered in railroads, enjoyed giving her every advantage. But even as a schoolgirl Nasa had a tendency to scratch and bite, see red instead of rosy. When she married, too young, it was the wrong man: a gambler, a roué, diseased. To her family Nasa put up a falsetto front, but when her husband divorced her about the time the U. S. declared war on Germany, she went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Half-Breed | 6/1/1931 | See Source »

...seven costly misplays. DeGive on the mound for the Harvard 1934 team, struck out 11 men as against 12 strikeouts by Broaca, and had it not been for the costly errors made by the Harvard nine, the score might have been slightly less one-sided. Broaca allowed but four scratch hits while the Blue batsmen touched up DeGive for eight wallops...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN SUCCUMB 6 TO 0 | 5/26/1931 | See Source »

Wells SSO-yard run Won by N. P. Rallo-well '32 (scratch); second, Robert Murphy '32 (3b-yds.); third, J. W. Fobes '32 (scratch). Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL HANDICAP TRACK MEET DRAWS MANY COMPETITORS | 5/9/1931 | See Source »

Fearing high jump-Won by G. H. Larsen 2G (four in.); second, J. J. Harley '34 (2 1-2 in.); third tie between G. W. Kuehn '32 (scratch), F. Tudor 1m (4 In.), and H. T. Shea 2GB (4in.). Height...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL HANDICAP TRACK MEET DRAWS MANY COMPETITORS | 5/9/1931 | See Source »

Garvelon 220-yard low hurdles--Won by E. E. Record '31 (scratch); second, D. B. Cheek '34 (five yds); third, R. R. Caffee '32 (five yds.). Time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL HANDICAP TRACK MEET DRAWS MANY COMPETITORS | 5/9/1931 | See Source »

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