Word: yards
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...flats deserted by wartime évacués from London, new clubs open almost every night. Sir John keeps an eye on them by means of occasional Scotland Yard "raids." The polite British inspectors merely take down the names of patrons in little notebooks, but do not close the joint. In the House of Commons there is mildly derisive laughter whenever His Majesty's Government is questioned about "blackout morals" and "harpy clubs" by such anxious moralists as Manchester Conservative E. L. Fleming, M. P. "I am worried about wicked women," Mr. Fleming recently observed. "Britain's young...
...yard medley relay will be Crosby Keller '38, backstroke, Greg Jameson '37, HARVARD's greatest breastroker, and probably Don Barker '38, one of the best 50-yard men Ulen over developed. The Varsity will enter Dick Harris, Jack Waldron, and Nod Goldwasser. The 220 free-style will find Frank Coloman '38, formerly a five-minute quarter-miler, and Bert Howell '36 opposing the extremely dangerous combination of Varsity Captain Erie Cutler and Frannie powers...
...final 200-yard free-style relay may have almost anyone in it. But if the meet is close Coach Ulen will pit Powers, Bosworth, Curwen, and Stearns against the Alumni quartet...
Rumors that Col. Charles R. Apted '06 might resign his post as generalissimo of the Yard Police because of illness were dispelled last night by the Colonel himself...
Unexpected occurrences seem to be in order at this particular type of meet. At a recent Alumni vs. Ulen affair the last event on the program was a 200-yard relay, consisting of four men on a team, each swimming 50 yards. The worthy Ulen had been fostering secret hopes of perhaps snatching an American record for the distance, since the event was to be swum only once during the season. Gentlemen such as Messrs. Hutter, Kendall, Barker, and McKay were then Hal's disciples--a potent enough aggregation for any sprint record...