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Although unfortunate, the action of the Athletic Committee in declaring Captain Bob Haley ineligible was forthright and in accord with Harvard's traditionally high athletic policy. Thus the Harlow regime begins with a reaffirmation of standards. And the success it promises will be enhanced by the security of the ground upon which it stands...
Though the Harvard attack was totally unable to form in the Boston half of he field, good defensive play, especially by Captain Dorman and Bob Holcombe, kept the opposition from scoring until late in the game, when Coach Carr had a makeshift lineup on the field...
...Varsity already looks the strongest in several years, with five veterans: Captain Bob Hunter, Lyn Lardner, George Enos, Charles Bellows, and Mansfield Branigan. Several men from last year's Jayvee squad are expected to make a showing, in addition to the Sophomores Peterson, Allis, Pierce, Mendelson, Olson, Prouty...
...profusion of backs is filling Coach Stahley's hair, but one of the best is Freddie deRham, for years the mainstay of St. Mark's eleven. Bob Gannett of Milton is a cagey signal-caller and a fine punter. Clarence Boston of Moses Brown is a strong prospect, and Johnny Carchia of Cambridge Latin, though small, is, they say, something of a ball of fire...
Producer John Considine violated another taboo by building the story around a tap dancer, Eleanor Powell, instead of the usual soprano. Miss Powell plays the part of Irene Foster, an upState girl who goes to Manhattan to get a job with Bob Gordon (Robert Taylor), a musical comedy producer who was her high-school sweetheart. Gordon's enemy, Columnist Bert Keeler (Jack Benny), has invented a French actress, La Belle Arlette. To confuse Gordon, who refuses to give her a job, Irene steps into the fictitious identity. The rest of her stepping, which occupies considerable footage, confirms her status...