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...feature of the Purple's contest with Boston University last Saturday was the hurling of Smith, a second string Williams receiver, who was sent to the mound in the dearth of regular pitchers. The converted backstop surprised everyone by shutting out the Terriers and holding them to six safe blows. In case Bok slips today, the Williams, catcher may be again called upon to show his wares to the Crimson batsmen...
Winning by decisive scores, the University tennis and golf teams each added another victory to their already long string of wins. The Netmen shut out Dartmouth 6 to 0, while the golfers took five matches to Amherst...
...specialty acts will consist of Hawaiian selections by a string quartet made up of Theodore Hall, H. K. McCain, R. McN. Morse, and G. H. Norris all of the class of 1929. There will also be an act by H. W. Rubsamen '29 and the Freshman Jazz Orchestra...
...Roman armies had special coaches to instruct in the javelin throw. Today the athlete throws a spear which weighs 800 grams or 1 pound 12 1-2 ounces; in the pre-Christian era the spears weighted about 400 grams and were thrown with the aid of a piece of string in order to get greater distance. The javelin was on the original Olympic program and its return to popular usage is backed by notable history...
Continuing their string of overwhelming victories the University netmen minus the services of Captain Whitbeck crushed the M. I. T. team by an 8 to 1 score...