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...automobile industry finds itself in a peculiar dilemma this Spring. Under the extraordinary past purchasing of cars in the U.S., production facilities of the leading car manufacturers have been greatly increased. This has in turn led to stiffer and stiffer competition and a tendency to cut prices on the basis of quantity production. As long as more and more cars could be sold, this policy of expanding plants and reducing unit profits is, of course, perfectly sound...
...will be a trial meet for both teams, a test for stiffer meets to come: hence the large entry lists. And to ensure plenty of competition for their large squads, Coaches Farrell and Connor have agreed to count the first five places in each event rating fifth places one point and fourth places, two, instead of scoring only the first three places as usual in intercollegiate meets...
...stock market, ostensibly in anticipation of the declaration of a larger dividend rate. In some quarters, however, it is expected the motors will not advance the present dividend much, and perhaps not at all during the coming year. The automobile industry in 1924 will be characterized by stiffer competition than ever before. Many automobile dealers who are anything but pessimistic nevertheless declare that the companies with the best reserves will come out best...
During the second period the B. U. outfit put up a stiffer brand of opposition, and checked with their sticks and bodies on all occasions. These tactics tended to increase the number of scrimmages in B. U. territory, and consequently succeeded in preventing any organized attack by the Crimson forwards. Only once was Harvard able to score, when Austin took a short shot at the net during the third minute of play...
Wherever such talk was heard it only betrayed the ignorance of the speaker, however, for this year the Crimson has had a stiffer early season schedule than any other eastern college team, largely due to Manager Brown's quite natural desire to fill the Arena every night. Boston, it should be remembered, is the eastern hockey capital, so that teams appearing there have a calibre of play above the ordinary. Thus in addition to the league-leading Boston Hockey Club and the Maples who fought them to a tie Saturday night, the University has encountered three strong Canadian combinations...