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...rare and the product of genius. (Not all inventions are of this class. Though I occasionally enjoy Life Saver candies, I do not believe that the invention of the hole in the candy deserved the reputed reward of a million dollars, or that the invention of a blue stripe on kitchen utensils should establish a man in either Wall Street or the Hall of Fame...
...national flag consists of three broad horizontal stripes of orange, white & blue. In the white stripe, from left to right, are a small Union Jack, an Orange Free State flag, and a Transvaal Vierkleur flag, the latter two being republican emblems. The three flags occupy one-third of the white stripe or one-ninth of the whole flag and embody five colors: red, white, blue, orange, green...
Leekley was easily the outstanding player on the floor. The tall Crimson left forward scored seven baskets from the floor and added five from the penalty stripe, for a 19-point total, and the evening's scoring honors. Shumway, the highly advertised Williams forward, was pitted against Barbee, and against the Crimson guard's close guarding could produce only three baskets...
...first quarter when the 1927 line stiffened after yielding ground steadily before a strong attack, and then broke through to block a Sophomore drop-kick. Late in the second period, the 1929 team, with its backfield functioning in steam-roller style, pushed the pigskin to the Senior 15-yard stripe, and seemed to be headed for a sure touchdown, when the whistle ended the half...
Shortly after the kickoff that opened the scrimmage, the scrub team got the ball on their own 30-yard line, and marched down the field using a Princeton offense to the University's 20-yard stripe. Here the regulars intercepted a pass, and with the ball finally in their possession tore 80 yards down the field for a touchdown, Miller taking the pigskin over from a trick formation. The entire 80 yards was gained by lineplunging...