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...first time in my long career, I am embarrassed. Some time ago, in a moment of careless folly, I made a considerable wager on Yale to beat Princeton. Betting against Princeton has often proved economically unsound. Though it is great fun to make the wagers, paying them is not so pleasant. And today it seems to be on the cards for Princeton to mop up the Bowl with the Elis. If this eventuality occurs, the young Forecasts will go without footgear this winter and I myself will have to cut down to two cigars...

Author: By Joe Forecast, | Title: JOE FEELS A BIT FUSSED ABOUT ELI-TIGER WAGER | 11/17/1928 | See Source »

...criticisms made in your editorial Monday of Norman Thomas' platform, his chance of election, and the importance of his presence at Harvard are, it seems to me, themselves rather unsound...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Greater Significance | 10/31/1928 | See Source »

...respectfully suggest that bank depositors who have funds for investment cooperate with their bankers to the end that nothing unsound shall develop that might result in the disturbance of the healthy business on which we must all depend for our comfort and happiness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Bull, Bear, Lion, Lamb | 10/15/1928 | See Source »

Fenway, continuous-"Lilac Time". A distinctly unsound sound picture. Don't stand in line to see it whatever you do, although the accompanying movie Tone and Vitaphone is good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 9/21/1928 | See Source »

...maintained that modern exhaustive analysis has brought the game to the point at which one of his shrewdness can draw every game he plays, that theoretically to gain a victory one must dare an unsound combination. If, sufficiently intricate, its weakness fails to be detected, the game is won. Alternative is defeat. Thus less imaginative plodders can take advantage of more brilliant players' hazardous conceptions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Chess | 9/3/1928 | See Source »

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