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Distinguished men were bred upon those early Harvard-Princeton football fields. Their "line-ups," as we would say today, contained the names of W. E. Russell of Massachusetts, Robert Winsor and George R. Sheldon, Lucius N. Littauer and Robert Bacon, bankers and statesmen, all in their time football men at Harvard. On the Princeton teams were Blair Lee, later a United States Senator from Maryland and John S. Harlan, later Attorney General of Porto Rico and member of the Inter-State Commerce Commission...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WOODROW WILSON COACHED PRINCETON'S FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM, SAYS HISTORIAN | 11/8/1924 | See Source »

Another game of particular interest to Harvard men is the Brown-Boston University fray at Providence. Both of these teams meet the University later in the season. The Brunonians would normally be topheavy favorites, but their injured list includes Captain Sheldon, Eckstein, star center; Stifler, the end who was instrumental in beating Harvard last year; Dixon and Keefer, two of the best backfield men; and others of lesser note. Brown should be the victor, but by a reduced margin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BITTER BATILES ON MANY GRIDIRONS TEST STRENGTH OF EASTERN ELEVENS | 10/18/1924 | See Source »

...Pollywogs used Chicago plays and did not have a great deal of success with them, but they seemed to have acquired the Westerners' defense and held the Varsity for downs on several occasions. Only one touchdown was scored against the Pollywogs. The two teams lined up as follows: Varsity, Sheldon and Stifler, ends; Roman and Eayward, tackles; McCrillis and McDermott, guards; Eckstein, center; Richardson, quarterback, Keefer and Payor, halves; Mishel, fullback. Pollywogs; McOsker and Chase, ends; Hodge and W. Smith, tackles; Talamint and Glory, guards; Holden, center; Eisenberg, quarterback; Suizberger and Lawrence, halves; Howarth, fullback...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRUNONIANS MAKE READY FOR FRAY WITH CHICAGO | 10/11/1924 | See Source »

...Toppan prizes for work in political science go to L. D. Steefel, of Rochester, N. Y., a graduate student who received his A. B. degree at Harvard in 1916, and to J. W. Angell '18, of Cambridge, who was Sheldon Travelling fellow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. B. GARDNER WINNER OF RICARDO SCHOLARSHIP | 9/19/1924 | See Source »

Lily of the Dust. The German. Hermann Sudermann, cornered considerable applause when he wrote The Song of Songs. Later, Edward Sheldon brought it to life behind the footlights. In the natural course of events, its next metamorphosis was into celluloid. Famous Players were the alchemists ; Pola Negri the heroine; and Lily of the Dust the title...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Sep. 1, 1924 | 9/1/1924 | See Source »

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