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...that has represented Harvard all season. The new infield has worked out to perfection and the outfield with the addition of Lupien is a hard-hitting trio. Lupien has finally come around after a rather shaky start and he has been hitting in the last two games at a clip that approaches his terrific pace of last year...
Specifically he was shooting helium atoms (alpha particles derived from radio active thorium) from a shuttered, camera-like box into a tube containing nitrogen and water vapor. The helium atoms traveling at a clip of 11,000 mi. per sec. smashed into the nitrogen atoms. The force of the impact caused the atoms to merge for an instant to form fluorine which immediately broke down, with explosive force, into hydrogen and oxygen...
...repeatedly come out against the adoption of pro regulations. The fast pace made possible by forward passing would be a considerable drain on the stamina of the college skaters; even the seasoned and hardened professionals have found it necessary to use three forward lines to maintain the speedy clip. Of course the amateur twelve player rule would have to go by the boards. Shoving this clause into the discard would place the smaller college squads, despite the fact that they might have first class players, in a tough spot. Obviously that is highly undesirable. Some say, furthermore, that the players...
Starting at a fast clip, the Yale team held the lead during the first mile. Then a Crimson group passed their opponents, but Captain W. F. Smith of the Elis kept a long lead over the field. Following him at about 50 yards Hallowell watched Smith until the last two miles, during which he edged up steadily, and passed the Yale leader with the finish in sight, winning finally by ten yards...
...year vice president. In 1921, anxious to show he could do something for himself besides running his father's bank, Mr. Rand with some young friends acquired an interest in the Buffalo Trust Co. He was made president, soon opened many branch offices, piled up resources at a terrific clip. In 1926 the Buffalo Trust and the Marine Trust merged-and Banker Rand was elected president of all that...