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Throughout the week, Tuan Chi-Jui, head of the impotent Peking Government of China, remained ready to flee from his capital at any moment should Super-Tuchun Feng avail himself of the upset to Chang's power and decide to take personal control of Peking instead of merely dominating it. Feng, however, contented himself with adding a few divisions to the garrison which he maintains at Peking; and called upon Chang to retire to private life, threatening to wipe out his remaining forces...
...gloom that these figures threw over the Crimson's chances today, close followers of the sport refused to count the battle already lost. The Cambridge offense has shown increasing signs of power and, strengthened by the confidence gained in the uphill struggle against the Bulldog, the Crimson booters may upset the Pennsylvania invaders plans...
...Roper of Princeton sent against Yale on Saturday, 14 will return to college next fall, and the Tigers hopes for next season are consequently of a distinctly rosy complexion. Captain McMillan, Nassau's capable leader; Dignan, line-breaking left halfback, and left tackle Gates are the only Bengals that upset Saturday's predictions who will not report to the Princeton mentor next September...
...Thaw's hand began to move steadily, cautiously toward his hip pocket. A woman at a nearby table caught a cry to her lips; a fat man upset his drinking glass. Editor Payne sat quiet, tense. In the emergency, his courage was supreme. The slayer's arm moved. He drew from his pocket a handkerchief...
...paths which bring immediate recognition from his fellows. Who is branded the college failure? Not the poor student, though he may be that too. He is branded a failure who goes through college unnoticed and indistinguished from the crowd. It seems to make no difference that after years often upset these early prognostics of who's who in the class. Tinsel still passes current for gold...