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It is the sophomore prospects that offer a gleam of hope. Moseley and Lane are up in the first-string lineup and are showing the much-needed pepper. Moseley is doing some of the passing and most of the carrying. He can run and does run wild through the Jayvees...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 9/27/1933 | See Source »

Cambridge's famous boardwalks, on which Harvard men have made their way through New England Northeasters will be seen for the last time this winter. The old temporary board planking, set down each winter over dirt paths about the University will no longer be necessitated, for 75 per cent of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PAVEMENT REPLACES FAMOUS BOARDWALKS | 9/23/1933 | See Source »

At Brookline, rain delayed the start of the men's doubles, made the courts slippery when 30 of the 32 teams played their first matches. A default gave the Australian team whom the crowds wanted most to see-Jack Crawford & Vivian McGrath-the dubious advantage of rest instead of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tennis Climax | 9/4/1933 | See Source »

About a year ago Herr Semi Feblowicz, smart Berlin lawyer, drove his automobile along slippery Berlin streets, skidded, smashed into another car, ran up an 80-mark repair bill at a garage.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Berlin Beaten | 1/9/1933 | See Source »

Berlin's streets are paved with smooth asphalt which becomes eel-slick in wet weather. The problem of slippery asphalt is more acute in Berlin than in most cities for though the city is as far north as Hudson Bay, little snow falls there. Rainy weather is normal weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Berlin Beaten | 1/9/1933 | See Source »

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