Word: second
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Handicapped by capsizing of Fulham's boat while jibing around the second mark in a wild eighth race, two entries from the newly-formed Harvard Yacht Club came in sixth in a field of seven at the two-day Intercollegiate Regatta for the Henry Adams Memorial Trophy at Tech Saturday afternoon and yesterday...
...M.I.T. sailed for ahead in a moderate but steady easterly wind, gaining 141 points in 13 races, Brown, Williams, and Dartmouth fought for second. The Harvard entries, however, outscored all except Tech on Sunday in a vain effort to recoup their Saturday losses...
...Cooper took first in the 100 backstroke in the lethargic time of 1:21.4, taking also a second in the medley. Yardling Coach Lauri Petersen declared himself well satisfied with the results...
Three facts convinced him, he went on, that he liked America. First, he was used to the country; second, he particularly was fond of New England and the eastern strip of New York. Concerning the people in this section, he said, "I do not like all the people but many of them." Third, he had a nice home with electricity and running water. "The R. P. I. sent me out to pasture and I did rather well," he said, commenting on his dismissal from Rensselaer Institute. All this he boiled down to the single fact that he was having...
...Women's" modernity lies in its all-feminine cast and the unexpected frankness of their conversation. But few will find this particularly shocking, and the only jarring note is a brutal cynicism which creeps into the second act. Lois Wilson, as Mrs. Haines, heads an excellent cast which accelerates as the play goes on and finishes in a burst of contagious cuthusiasm...