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...attitude of the Virginians in these unfortunate circumstances, and later, after Brown had broken through, blocked Clark's punt and torn over the line for a touchdown, left nothing to be desired. In every case they came back with undiminished vigor; especially was the kicking of Clark and Rinchart excellent from behind their own goal-line, the latter's effort in the crisis, though low, as were all of his punts, dirting with the edge of the field, tantalizingly out of Buell's reach, and eventually going outside neat the middle of the field...
...Polish situation from Professor Robert H. Lord. Most of America's foremost representatives in Europe during the past year or so the men who were on the inside have returned to their native shores and have maintained a hush-like silence on the conditions in the war-torn regions. As a consequence, we have been flooded with books and articles from those who were in Europe, but on the outside. Only partially informed, often misinformed, these gentlemen have done more harm than good. Charges without foundation have found wide credence everywhere in America. As an instance we print in another...
...Wentworth Place, Hampstead, London, the house in which the poet, John Keats, lived during the years immediately preceding his death, is in danger of being torn down to make room for a row of flats. Should this be permitted to occur, it would be not only a national calamity for England, but an international calamity, as readers of Keats' poems in every country must feel...
...linesmen of reputed star calibre among the candidates, and ample speed, weight and skill for the backfield positions. The Harvard game will be played at New Haven with any advantage that the home grounds carry. The coaching force, which did not come up to expectations in 1919, has been torn out by the roots, and Tad Jones, with a few carefully selected helpers, have been put in power. All New Haven seems to have an abundance of confidence in Jones and, since 1916, has rated him as the football genius of a generation. This will mean an esprit de corps...
...rightful lessees. And then, in the middle of the night of course, when the girl is safely settled in her new abode, William Pembroke, "wealthy young bachelor," comes back to his rooms from an extended journey in the West. The usual complications ensue. The girl finds her reputation being torn to shreds by her friends, till Dorothy Arden comes up from the South and for the sake of her sister's good name, the bachelor tells her that he has married Barbara. But everything is finally smoothed out--Pembroke really marries the girl, his pal marries the sister...