Word: whips
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that memorable year at Lisbon the wise men of the town thought a big bonfire would put a quietus on the local earthquake. They even went so far as to whip Voltaire's poor old-Candide because he had merely seen a Portuguese eat a piece of bacon. Now it is the astronomer's turn to be whipped. And some people even hope that jazz and the hip-hoorah of modern Pep will drown the roar of the sidereal universe. None of these, of course, considers that one shift of the celestial pole in a mere 25,000 years will...
...approach of the first races of the year against Pennsylvania next Saturday, the University crews are settling down to the last stages of preparation. Work for the Pennsylvania races has been the keynote for the past weeks and the next few days will see the coaches endeavoring to whip their men into final shape for the first real test of the season...
This will be the first of four games to whip the University players into shape before they start on the Southern trip on April 15. On Monday they will meet Northeastern College, Wednesday Middlebury, and Saturday Boston University...
Coach Humphrey has no rest in store for the 1925 skaters this week as he must use every opportunity to whip the men into the same smoothly-working combination that was in top form a few days before the St. Paul's defeat. Hodder is expected to be back at his defence position tomorrow and will be a great help in bringing the team back into shape...
...stated that there was every reason to expect a successful baseball year as there was excellent material on hand and because the team would have the advantage of an exceptionally favorable schedule with all the important games coming at the end. This fortunate arrangement will enable Coach Slattery to whip his material into a well organized machine before the team will have to face its most serious opposition. He added that the spring trip would be longer this year than last as the squad would not spend any time in New York...