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...tariff side Chancellor Chamberlain of course reduced by not one inch or penny Great Britain's brand new tariff wall. The Chancellor announced a new duty on "foreign tea" of fourpence a pound, on "Empire tea," of twopence a pound. But tea-loving and beer-loving Englishmen had also expected Mr. Chamberlain to cut the beer...
...popular sport of tradition-concocting was in connection with the Agassiz Cup. A "tradition" of Eliot House supremacy was solemnly proclaimed by the Master, in spite of the fact that the cup has not yet been raced for. But the crew seems to have enthusiasm as well as a brand-new coach, so that the venerable Lowell-Dunster rivalry is likely to be invaded by a brash newcomer...
...well-organized four-man attack good enough to penetrate even the most cautious of five-man defense systems. It is not to be supposed that Harvard underwent a let-down in form in the last two Yale games. Rather it was Yale, with the reattainment of its early season brand of play that made the Elis the most feared team in this region, that gave the lie to long odds placed on the Crimson at the start of the series...
Before going home, Governor Murray retired to a room in a bank where his favorite brand of mattress (a "Beauty Rest") was put on a cot for him. He lay down, drank two cups of steaming coffee and hot water, held an informal reception for old timers who had known him before he ran away from home...
...spite of their inexperience the University foilsmen put up a fine exhibition, displaying a sparkling brand of fencing which at times equalled that of some of the greatest masters in this country...