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Trusts. Consolidation in the investment trust field took another spurt last week. Tri-Continental Corp., sponsored by J. & W. Seligman & Co., bought control of Broad Street Management Corp. which carries with it control of Capital Administration Co., Ltd., an investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and a management contract with Broad Street Investment Co. The purchases swell the net assets controlled by Tri-Continental to over $40,000,000 by adding...
...seconds. Conditions for the trial were excellent over three-quarters of the course, yet not so good as last Saturday, when the first trial was held. Nevertheless, this second workout was fully a minute better, despite a bumpy final mile. The stroke remained at 30 right until the final spurt, when the oarsmen went up to 36 and looked smooth indeed in doing so. More than anything else, the impressive factor was the smoother oarsmanship and better run as compared not only with the showings in the sprints but with the final workouts last week...
Appearing very mild-mannered and quiet, not at all like the "Whataman" of popular belief, Shires, asked about the Braves' chances of staying in the lead of the National League commented, "The Braves have never had a spurt like this nor have they won so many games in early season, and I believe that they will stick up in the first division at least...
Pressed every second of the way by a persistent Jayvee crew, the University eight came back into its own yesterday afternoon, and in a terrific last minute spurt managed to nose out the seconds by barely three feet, in a time-trial over the mile and three-quarter course in the Basin...
...this year. As the two boats drew near the finish by the Union Boat Club, the Jayvee stroke, A. H. Parker '32 raised the beat, which he had kept lower than Cassedy's all the way. In the next instant Cassedy sent the stroke up for a final spurt, which shot the "championship" eight of last year across the line 2-5 of a second ahead of their rivals. The time clocked by Coach Charles Whiteside was 9 minutes, 23 seconds, which was considered fair considering the exceptionally bad water...