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...victory over depleted U. C. L. A. On the eve of the homecoming game at Iowa City between Iowa and Minnesota, Governor Clyde La Verne Herring was said to have announced that his fellow citizens "would not permit any undue rough treatment" of Negro Oze Simmons, fleet Iowa halfback. Infuriated, the Minnesota team held its pre-game workout in Illinois guarded by firemen, local constables and State police. Then it stepped across the line, handed Oze Simmons & teammates a 13-to-6 beating. Harvard, having failed to score a touchdown against Princeton since 1920, kept that record clean when...
...with the period than the fact that men then were knee-breeches and not trousers. But Mr. Thompson quotes paragraph after paragraph to show how ludicrous this custom was, and it affords him an opportunity for a bad pun or two. There are other puns. The movement of the fleet during the evacuation of Boston by the British in 1776 reminded one witness, it is recorded, of a "moving forest." To which Mr. Thompson adds: "a Birnam Wood moving on towards Dunsinano, with reverse English...
...shifty halfback, and the powerful Homer Spofford will both be in shape on Saturday, although lately suffering from injuries, and will probably begin the game. Still, the ability of Paul Pauk, former Worcester School player, Jack White, who has shone in many games in place of LeVan, and the fleet Jack Irwin make them all equally potential starters. In addition, Chick Kaufman, brother of Les Kaufman, who was a main cog in last year's backfield, will probably be a replacement at halfback owing to his punting prowess...
...harbor was crammed with British war boats. From England and from India brigades of infantry poured in. Squadron after squadron of British battle planes arrived via Greece to settle down on the well-sandbagged British air base back of Abukir Bay where Lord Nelson demolished a French fleet and "the boy stood on the burning deck...
There will be prizes for the students receiving the two highest grades in the course. First prize will be an hour and fifteen minute cross country and navigation fight in a fleet. Trainer equipped for blind flying with a radio. Second prize will be a 45 minute flight...