Word: player
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...British Members of Parliament perform in public as entertainingly as nimble-witted James Henry Thomas, Lord Privy Seal, Minister in charge of Britain's knottiest problem, Unemployment. Parliament's best contract bridge player, the Rt. Hon. Lord Privy Seal is also a notable after-dinner speaker, with a fund of Rabelaisian anecdote that is the envy of many. Last week, just returned from Canada, he spoke long and wittily at the 40th anniversary banquet of the British Printers' Union, and to him listened a colleague - Rt. Hon. Frederick Owen Roberts, Minister of Pensions. When it came time...
...axiom of professional tennis that Kozeluh can be beaten by any player who scores his aces twice in succession, a condition made necessary by the fact that Kozeluh is pretty sure to return the first ace. This small, brown Czechoslovakian, who punctuates his game with little whirls of annoyance, and expansive, contagious moments of triumph, has revived the prestige of the backcourt game. Keeping the ball in the corners, he rarely tries for kills but scores by making the other fellow miss. His trick of taking the crowd into his confidence with jokes and bits of pantomime has the double...
...handle forward and lateral passes and to drop kick, makes him a threat to be reckoned with. He fits neatly into the Harvard attack. Harper is another tried and true letterman, whose line-plunging is well-known to those who saw him in action last fall. As a defensive player he ranks high. Huguley too won his spurs in the 1928 season. To him will fall the punting assignment on the "first string" backfield. Rumors current around the Soldiers Field Locker Building have it that he has been developed into a likely passer, a development which will be followed with...
...Gilligan in the starting lineup brings back memories of the early games last fall. Few indeed have been the athletes who came to Harvard with a reputation equal to his, yet he remained on the bench throughout the majority of last season. He is now a greatly improved player, however, and if he does not lapse back into the ways of the past, should prove a valuable cog in the Harvard offensive. Gilligan, according to reports, has given up his dashes for the sidelines in favor of following his interference. He is a rugged and shifty ball carrier besides...
Play will be started promptly at 2 o'clock. Any player who is more than 20 minutes late to a match will be defaulted. Results of matches should be given to the manager...