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...they think they are cornered. Correct procedure for an unarmed man grounded by an unwounded bear is to lie still. The bear will cuff and bite only as ong as his victim resists. Alaskans tell the story of a woman, attacked by a bear, who fainted, received not a scratch...
While modern historians set down records of present-day doings, antiquarians with picks and shovels scratch the earths surface, attempt to fill gaps in early man's history. Digging expeditions planned, afoot or lately returned include the following...
...fighting on the Somme and Ancre fronts during the last part of 1916; his characters are a company of an English regiment he calls the Westshires. Hero is Bourne, a gentleman ranker, who has come through the Somme battles with his two chums, Shem and Martlow, without a scratch. Not regular soldiers, they are veterans now, have the veteran's point of view, try only to do as much as they can when they have to, make themselves as comfortable as possible betweenwhiles Fellow enlisted men like and admire Bourne, have seen him proved in action, but feel...
...least one error with the exception of Mays, Huxtable, and the three pitchers. Nugent was injured in the first inning and that may have accounted for his sloppy fielding later in the game. In that frame Mays went to first on a walk and Nugent followed with a scratch hit. MacGrath then sent the ball between first and second and while Marshall was fielding it Nugent collided with him. Time was taken out for the Harvard captain but he continued the game...
...track meet will take place with 15 events scheduled. All Freshmen are eligible for the meet, regardless of whether or not they live in a dormitory. For the purposes of scoring, men not living in dormitories will be assigned to various dormitory teams. All events will be contested from scratch and medals will be given for first places...