Word: yardful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Nothing serious, just blowing off a little steam after studying for exams," was Chief Alvin R. Randall's comment last night about the brawl between "townies" and freshmen which developed from a friendly snowfall Friday night. The skirmish brought the Yard's midnight constabulary and several proctors out into the Yard to break...
...first the action was an inter-dorm affair. Some 50 men were battling it out purely for sport but Sergeant Toomey sensed "inherent evil" and broke it up. Several stayed in the Yard however, and began to build a snow woman. A group of Cambridge high schoolers who were wandering through the Yard made what the Harvard men felt were "impolite advances" towards their work of art and after an exchange of opinions there was violence...
Outside in the School Yard, friends of the victim are waiting eagerly to hear a first-hand account of what occurred . . . For a few days, he will be a hero. The slight pain which the flogging caused will be highly compensated by the interest it has created. The punishment is greatly preferred to copying out lines which take up hours which could be spent at leisure...
...Spivak is possibly the best bet among Crimson entries to win some points. Along with Spivak in his specialty, the 50 yard dash, will be Thayer, Jerry Gibson, and Murray Peristein...
...only other contest in which Harvard will appear is the 45 yard high hurdles. McCormick and Bert Coville will do the running...