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When Marsh & McLennan was founded in 1871, insurance policies were still written in longhand, and the agent rash enough to book as much as $5,000 subject to a single loss was nicknamed "jumbo." But Henry W. Marsh, an agile, fast-talking supersalesman, and Donald R. McLennan, a careful technician who knew how to make salesmanship pay off, soon changed all that. M. & M. advised the Moore Brothers' Diamond Match Co. and National Biscuit Co. empire, won the insurance account for what later became U.S. Steel, convinced the Great Northern Railway that it should place its first comprehensive insurance...
...Crimson varsity track team, defending Heptagonal champions, opened its season with an informal time trial with the Tufts varsity in the Cage last night. At the same time, the Yardlings met the Jumbo freshmen. No scores were kept for either "meet" although times were recorded...
This bothered the Crimson only intermittently, and for most of the contest it was able to hold the Jumbo's key players under control. Pete Stanley, a lanky 6-6 center, was the only other Tufts offered. He played well under the boards, and scored 15 points, many on tip-ins, but alone was unable to counter the general Crimson height. Tufts was out-rebounded...
...Jumbo's pulled to within a point 28-27, as Shaw paced the rally with 7 of his 17 markers, before the Crimson took charge in the closing minutes of the first half. Using the fast break after grabbing a rebound, the varsity tallied 12 points to their opponent's two, for the halftime 40-29 score...
Tufts will field a medium-sized five, with only one tall man. Center Peter Shaw at 6-6 will be the only Jumbo standing over 6-2. Captain Bert Munch and Ira Stepanian will play the guards and Phil Shaw and Robert Roy will be at the forwards...