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Lowell almost tied a knot in Kirkland's string of victories Tuesday when two brilliant attacks in the second and third quarters left the Bellboys just one point behind their opponents...
Since Harry Miller, who built nearly all the first-string racing cars in this country, stopped building racing cars two or three years ago, the waves of nationalism that have swept over Italy and Germany have resulted in the development of the most prodigious racing machines ever seen. The Italian Alfa-Romeos and the German Mercedes and Auto Union, which are their match in every respect, have engines of over 400 h.p. in cars which weigh less than half the weight of a Chevrolet, and they have all exceeded a speed of 200 mi. per hour on the straight. They...
...Tiger players feel that tomorrow is the day when Princeton should at last string scoring form which it has failed to attain in its opening four encounters. Only against Penn have the Tigers evidenced some of the offensive which they pack on paper, and yet against Penn, lack of scoring punch handed Princeton its second defeat in 31 games. This despite the fact that the Crisler men outgained the Quakers by a wide margin...
...outlook for the Princeton game was further darkened when it was learned that Bob Jones, first string center, and a bulwark in the middle of the line, is in the Infirmary with a sore throat. Although the medical staff held out some hope that Jones might start, Coach Dick Harlow is not too optimistic. Tim Russell will get the starting call in Jones' absence...
...potent an enemy of Franklin Roosevelt in 1936 as he was his friend in 1932. His Frederick Burr ("Happy Hooligan") Opper has retired; his Tom Powers and Nelson Harding have lost their touch. Hence Publisher Hearst's message of hate has been chiefly depicted by such second-string draughtsmen as King Features' James G. ("Little Jimmy") Swinnerton and the New York American's Dorman H. Smith. Both specialize in a moronic, capped-&-gowned Brain Truster. Cartoonist Swinnerton's is distinguished by jackass ears...