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BillDaughaday throw his opponent, Gifford, in 6:45 after a closely contested battle. Tudor Gardiner was left with the problem of holding his heavily favored opponent to a decision, but Harkless finally managed to pin him in 7:32 after a seesaw match. "Chief" Boston made short of Bokum as he nailed...
...five times to the Blue's twice, one thousand undergraduates violated eleven statutes of the Connecticut Penal Code. Harvard on the same evening let another group of Canadians romp over them eleven times to the Crimson's once, and the Square remained so quiet you could have heard a pin drop...
...tercentenary last August, Prince Bertil of Sweden told his guard of 72 New Jersey traffic policemen that he would like to make every mother's son of them a sergeant in the Swedish Navy. Last week each of the 72 received from the Swedish Embassy a gold pin emblazoned with the royal coat of arms, and several telephoned the local consulate to make sure of their new rank. The consul replied that Bertil, though grateful, had a sense of humor: even the Swedish Navy has no sergeants...
Democrats in the ninth Congressional district will pin their hopes next Monday on a recount of the votes cast for Representative Robert Luce (R) and Thomas H. Eliot '28 (D). The G. O. P. incumbent defeated President-emeritus Eliot's grandson by 1800 votes...
...sleepy race on rocking horses, frightening five cocker spaniel puppies and misbehaving at the tea table. To an outsider the only plausible excuse for the Dionnes' attitude is that they feel themselves underpaid. For their first picture they got only $50,000 which was mere diaper pin money. Their present contract calls for $300,000 plus royalty but their next one should be even more favorable...