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...smoothly, these gears must be coaxed from first speed to second, then to third, and in some makes, even into a fourth forward speed. Before they will yield to coaxing, the clutch must be pushed down and let up, the foot accelerator released and pressed down again and the shift lever wiggled about delicately. In addition to causing heavy wear on the parts, all this diddling is a great nuisance to the driver, who in a Utopian state of locomotion would be concerned with only two things: 1) to make the car go at desired speed, 2) to make...
...team which faced Vermont last Saturday will be on the field at the opening kick-off this afternoon. G. K. Brown '28 at quarter back, A. E. French '29 at halfback, and R. W. Turner '28 at left guard are the new comers. All of these men, however, were shifted to Team A early in the week and have been working out in their present positions for the last few days. The only change that has been made from the order followed in the practice sessions this week is the shift of French to right instead of left wing back...
Burns is thought by many followers of Harvard football to be the backfield find of the current season. At Andover and as a Freshman at the University Burns was a strong wingman. Coach Horween shifted him to the backfield at the opening of football practice this year, and Burns has subsequently vindicated the shift by earning an undisputed berth in the team A backfield. With Moore and French, Burns ranks first among the University punters, and is also a drop and place kicker of merit. He is rugged in build a fast runner, and gives promise of being an effective...
...together in all this fall scrimmages and signal drills, was no regarded by the coaches as a final choice was shown yesterday by the appearance of S. C. Burns '29 in the fulback position in place of Moore at the beginning of the afternoon's scrimmage. Burns, who was shift from end to back after the first few days of practice this yet has been in providing rapidly in his new position, an now seems a likely starter-against Vermont Saturday. He demonstrated his ability as a running back early in yesterday's scrimmage by catching a scru punt deep...
...hitherto considered too dangerous for planes because of the havoc a pilot would cause by pulling his reversing lever at the wrong moment. The Jenkins device included a safety catch released only by the contact of the plane with its landing surface. When this catch releases, the pilot can "shift gears," reversing the pitch of his propeller blades so that the pressure they beat up pushes the plane backward instead of forward. If reliable, the Jenkins invention promised to be even more effective than the wheel brakes already in use on land planes. Wheel brakes can be thrown...