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...resistance offered by Alden Briggs 1 G. B., to capture the University singles title yesterday in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4. At the same time G. H. Perkins '26, was never in danger in his final match with P. M. Lenhart '27 for the Union singles crown, which he won in three successive sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Both matches were fast and of championship calibre despite the penetrating cold and scattered snowflakes...
...Whitbeck '27 and L. H. Gordon '27 will meet on the Divinity courts this afternoon, the winner to oppose Alden Briggs 1 G.B. for the University singles crown later in the week. Whitbeck and Gordon advanced to the semi-final round with victories over W. T. Smith '26, and G. H. Perkins '26, respectively, both seeded players...
There sits His Majesty on a carpeted dais. Over his head a monstrous curtain is furled with droops of golden cable. His crown rests beside him; a sceptre leans in the crook of his arm; a sword is propped against his leg; the royal coat of arms, painted on the wall, has the look of an automobile trademark. And in the stiffness of the paper-doll body under its innumerable ribbons, sashes, badges and magnificent sweep of falling draperies-in the exaggerated dandyism of the spindling white-stockinged legs, in the pointed hands, in the dainty bearded face, burns...
...tournament is rapidly approaching its climax, and today or Monday will see the semi-final matches in the upper and lower halves of the draw. The final matches in each bracket will represent the semi-finals of the entire tournament, as the two winners must meet for the singles crown...
Since both executives declare that von Arnim's remarks came as a great surprise to them and since it is rumored that the President has reproved his former colleague, the tumults and the shouting will probably die away in short order. Nevertheless it is a sign that the crown and the sceptre still occupy an important place in the German mind, despite the smug assurance of the American press in the universal popularity of republicanism been overthrown by a majority of their subjects. The Ce man revolution was no exception to this rule, for it was effected by a minority...