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...race had ended not five minutes before this publication seemed for the moment a journalistic miracle. Closer inspection revealed a badly written story of the vaguest and most general character. No mention of the lengths or time of victory was made. Furthermore, the Harvard crew was credited with the smoother, prettier form-a statement arrant in its stupidity...
...revue. Let's jimmy up a show, give everybody a whack at it, get a competent coach, do what he says, and have an awful lot of fun doing it." The proof of the Pudding was the eating last night. It was a little more savory, a great deal smoother, and it contained a great deal more nourishment than the usual pastry. With the assistance of Mr. Silvers and Mr. Schwab, the Hasty Pudding has Taken a Brace--and the audience profits by the result...
Several important changes have been made in the code of basketball rules this season, and tonight's meeting will enable players, coaches, and officials from various parts of the state to become familiar with the changes, insuring a uniformity of interpretation and thus leading to smoother competition. There will be no admission charge, and anyone interested in basketball will be welcome...
...salient geographical characteristics of which the successful general takes advantage in conducting his campaign. If the Alps are in his way, the modern tactician usually does not attempt to scale them with his A's and B's and other white elephants, but maps out his course over a smoother ground. He sees ahead of him the threatening cloud of examinations, he is appalled by its menacing aspect, and he seeks protection along the more sheltered road of Geology or Astronomy. Even after making his start on the Appian Way of the Classics, be turns aside from the general examination...
...Fighting every minute, aggressive, and using excellent headwork, they snowed under the southern team by the score of 34 to 0. The opposition was less severe, but it was an entirely different team that tore time after time down the field. The line charged harder, the interference was much smoother and the backs picked their holes well in bucking the line. Only once did the visitors threaten the goal line, but here a wall-like defense halted their rush on the one foot mark...