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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Incidentally, you'd be interested in a swell story I heard the other day about a trial out in New Jersey. This fellow was up on a charge of selling beer. The defense was that it wasn't more than one half percent and they'd leave it to the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bootlegger Describes Interesting Incidents of a Very Adventurous and Hazardous Trade | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

"I wish I could do something great like save President Hoover's life. You know what I'd ask for when they asked me what I wanted for a reward? You know? A license, just a license. Boy, I'd be a millionaire inside of six months. I'd set...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bootlegger Describes Interesting Incidents of a Very Adventurous and Hazardous Trade | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

So far as I know the varsity cricket teams are the only ones in Cambridge that have out-and-out professional coaching (though it must be remembered that in cricket as in other sports the captain performs many of the functions of the American coach). But there are several features...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Student Finds System of Amateur Coaching Falls Far Short of Full Perfection | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

Rowing differs markedly from most other sports here in that the time given to practice and training of necessity far outweighs that occupied in actual competition. It is consequently in rowing that the most highly developed system of coaching exists. The best oars in the college boat club divide up...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Student Finds System of Amateur Coaching Falls Far Short of Full Perfection | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

The Harvard team this fall has had a lot of bad breaks, and I do not think that the scores of the games are indicative of the strength of the team. I have watched them pretty closely this week on the field and off and they have built up a...

Author: By A. E. French, | Title: Former Greats Discuss Afternoon's Contest--Opinions Evenly Divided | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

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