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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...each head, and several years of seasoning are necessary to make the drum playable. In twenty years the monster percussion instrument has become practically the band's trademark so, though the high cost of transportation is prohibitive--always over $100--it is usually carried to all nearby games as well as Soldier's Field...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: Band Marks Three Musical Decades | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

...next week, Harvard played Army. Since the Dartmouth Medley had met with great crowd approval, Anderson decided to present another. He took a tune from the George Gershwin hit musical "Of Thee I Sing", mixed in well-known melodies from Ivy League college songs, and produced "Wintergreen." It met with so much success that it has since become the closest thing to a theme song the band has in its repertoire...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: Band Marks Three Musical Decades | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

...quarterback, passed to two touchdowns, and gained over a hundred yards through the air and running, but he didn't half extend himself. He threw only a few passes in the second period because the freshman defense had just about folded and the Cross running plays were doing quite well enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Holy Cross Walks Over '53 Eleven | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

...band to play at football games." It was the fall of 1919--one year after the first war to end all wars. They played--45 men--most of them former army bandsmen. They sat right where the band will sit today, section 35. There's no record of how well they played, but perhaps that's all the better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Odds On | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

...Holy Cross ... well, when Lamar does any scouting, it's for the varsity. "I don't know a thing about Holy Cross," is his comment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Football Team Plays Holy Cross '53 Today | 10/14/1949 | See Source »

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