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...American soccer team of 1929. The balance of the team will be drawn largely from the Junior class, with P. J. Catinella '32, Richard and Blake '32, F. L. Howe '32, and B. B. Kane '32 as probable halfbacks, and F. C. Tatham '32, J. B. Wight '32, and R. K. Vincent '32 in the forward line. Three men experienced in University soccer will return after a year's absence from the college. These are William Vogel 'St. William Carter '31, and K. J. DesRoches '31, halfback who was out last year with a bad knee...
King Alfonso of Spain lately went to Southampton, England, on a train whose chef, steward and pantryboy all were named King. Hearing that King George would be at the horse-racing at Sandown, Isle of Wight, the Kings (chef, steward and pantryboy) put purses on a horse named Cherry King. Cherry King came in first, paid...
...bonfire-pile, waiting these many days to flash the news to the country. Home Secretary John Robert Clynes who must be present at the birth, celebrated his twelfth day of waiting at divine service in Kirriemuir ("Thrums" of Sir James Matthew Barrie's stories). At Cowes, Isle of Wight, the royal yacht Victoria & Albert upped her anchor, cut the telephone cable which for three weeks had been directly connected with Glamis Castle...
...Standing on the deck of his racing yacht Britannia, puffing cigarets in wet and squally weather His Majesty King George won his 200th and 201st yacht races last week at Cowes, Isle of Wight. It was a bad week for other yachtsmen at Cowes. Lucilla, smart 12-metre yacht, was crashed into by the big cutter Lulworth...
...Catinella '32, D. B. Dorman '32, J. P. Faude '31, R. R. Forrester '30, D. M. Frame '32, E. J. Grover '31, F. L. Howe '32, B. B. Kane '32, H. G. Meyer '30, W. J. Salmon '30, Captain A. M. Stollmeyer '30, and J. B. Wight...