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...Author. Events in the life of Willa Sibert Gather in no way reflect her steady growth from a college-girl reporter on the Pittsburgh Daily Leader to a deanship in American letters. Born of Virginian parents 49 years ago, she grew up in Nebraska, attending that state's university. From the Leader, she went to creative Writing, helped edit McClure's Magazine from 1906-12. She did not marry, but her literary offspring appeared at regular intervals, each more admirable than the last, until One of Ours took the 1922 Pulitzer Prize. In her quiet New York apartment...
...calling signals in place of Captain Stout. An accurate passer, a brilliant runner, a fine drop-kicker, and a good punter, he is a genuine quadruple threat man. Dignan, a kicker and line plunger, Caulkins, and Gilligan make up the rest of the backfield. Bridges, the diminutive Virginian from the 1928 eleven, may force his way into this combination before long. He showed up unusually well as an interference man and line plunger Saturday...
William and Mary, after winning two early season games in the south, lost to the Navy team Saturday. Elliott and Matsee, tackle and quarterback respectively, shone for the Virginian outfit. Annapolis, coached by Owsley, former Yale mentor, outclassed the Southerners. Last year Annapolis beat William and Mary 14 to 7, but the bluejacket eleven is said to be considerably improved this fall
Little is known of the William and Mary team, which meets Annapolis this afternoon. The progress of the Virginian eleven, which visits the Stadium for the first time on October 31, will be watched with interest...
...vote, who failed to vote (TIME, Nov. 24) in the election for President last fall. But on Aug. 4 Virginia is to hold her Democratic Primary for Governor- a hot-fought election between two state senators, Mapp and Byrd, hinging largely on questions of personal integrity. Last week three Virginian women were in Florence, Italy. One of them took train, hastened to Paris, got a ballot from the U. S. consul, voted by mail, and hastened back with two other ballots so that her mother and cousin might vote by mail from Florence...