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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...attack aimed at all the Dutch airports, especially those along the Channel which might serve any power coming to The Netherlands' rescue. The Dutch Air Force contains not more than 300 planes, two-thirds of them old, though the pilots are heady and capable. Anti-aircraft defense is weak. Ground troops total less than 100,000 trained men, with 280,000 green reserves. So long as she did not tackle Belgium's Albert Canal and "Little Maginot" lines, and unless Belgium moved fast indeed to meet her in The Netherlands, Germany should have little trouble slicing through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: General Dike | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

...Tech 7 "I'm a ramblin'' wrock" North Carolina 20, Duke 14 Sweet Lalanne Ohio State 7, Illinois 6 "We're loyal to you Illinois," but. .. L.S.U. 16, Auburn 7 No strike today Tennessco 28, Vanderbilt 0 Tops--even without Cafego Purdue 7, Wisconsin 0 Too many guns for weak Badgers Oklahoma 13, Missouri 7 One of day's best games Colgate 14, Syracuse 10 Red Raiders vastly improved Pitt 13, Nebraska 7 "Hall to Pitt," but not too quick Fordham 13, St. Mary's 0 Rams are too tough N.Y.U. 20, Georgetown 7 Violets in November...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOTBALL SCORES FOR TODAY'S GAMES | 11/18/1939 | See Source »

...tackle reserves are not up to par. Jim Aldrich, Morris Gray, and Stan Durwood, who has been shifted from center, have not had much experience. Pop Jenks and Jack Morgan will assist Barnes and Forte at the flanks, while Richardson at center is good on the defense, but is weak on passing. Extensive signal practice has been the main activity this week. New plays, mainly for five and seven-man line defenses, have been added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WALDSTEIN WILL PLAY BUCKING BACK FOR '43 | 11/16/1939 | See Source »

...Corporation will conduct its enquiry means that at the present time no criteria for the use of halls exist. If this is so, however, Browder has been excluded without reason. Certainly the Corporation fails to specify any reason--unless by inference it is resting its case on the weak excuse previously advanced by Mr. Greene. In the absence of any verbal justification of the action, the suspicion grows that Browder is a persona non grata to Harvard authorities for more reasons than his passport peccadilloes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROWDER VERSUS THE CORPORATION | 11/15/1939 | See Source »

...guard situation has not improved appreciably since the announcement Monday that Ernie Sargeant had given up football. Dick pfister has looked better, and Tom Lacey has been doing yeoman work as his sub. Pfister's weak spot at present is his blocking on pullout plays when he is slated to clean out defensive backs. This phase of his blocking could be improved...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TORBIE MACDONALD OUT FOR ARMY GAME | 11/9/1939 | See Source »

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