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...honors of our Theatre, played through the whole week despite his advancing years, his failing sight-despite the temperature. The cheers that greeted him must have made it all worth while and more so. And the performance that he gave caused the most determined modernists of our spectators to shake their heads a trifle sadly and note that, although ideas, mechanisms, money have done much for our stage, they cannot replace John Drew. Laurette Taylor's startling genius gave the breath and brilliancy of life to the name role. William Courtleigh, O. P. Heggie, Violet Heming, Ernest Lawford contented...
...twelfth round of Gibbons' battle against Eugene Tunney, a handsome fellow with a pompadour, a mild face, who sat facing him from the opposite corner of the ring. Tiered in darkness, 40,000 watchers perspired freely. They saw the solicitous referee bend above Gibbons. They saw Gibbons shake his head. The bell rang. Gibbons stood up. He took a step, smacked his smirking opponent (a one-time Marine) on the right temple. The other, angered, beat a furious rataplan upon the ribs of Gibbons. Wearily, with the immeasurable pathos of fatigue, Gibbons lifted his left fist, lunged at Tunney...
...perfect start, the race developed into a contest between the University and Navy crews, for Syracuse soon dropped behind and trailed nearly a length at the half-mile mark. The University led by half a length at this point, rowing 36 to Navy's 34, but unable to shake off the clinging Annapolis crew...
...recruit being detailed for some rather hazardous undertaking was reprimanded by a non-commissioned officer for allowing his knees; to shake; the inference being that he was trembling with fright. But the recruit repudiated the idea and countered with the statement that the wind got up his trouser legs...
...most surprising shift in the shake-up is that of Ullman, who has been with Coach Lake's seconds, to take the place of Captain Hammond at second base. Hammond will go to first base and replace Coady, who will not appear in the batting order, while Burgess will take the place of Bennett in center field, completing the changes in position. HARVARD PENNSYLVANIA Zarakov 3b. c.f. Tremper Ellison r.f. 3b. Sensenig Todd l.f. l.f. McGrew Hammond 1b. s.s. Farrell Ullman 2b. 1b. Schuff Burgess c.f. r.f. Lindsay Hoffman c. 2b. Allen Howard s.s. c. Davenport Toulmin p. p. Long