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Handsome Dan kidnapped by Harvard students.....
Handsome Dan kidnapped by Harvard students.....
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March 16, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1934
* Handsome Dan II kidnapped by Harvard Lampoon
* Yale University bulldog mascot
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Harvard Men Kidnap Yale Bulldog Mascot; Handsome Dan to be Lampoon Diner Guest" (see) This was one of the more famous mascot kidnappings in college sports and being on the front page of the New York Times is proof of that.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition , a little light creasing, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Handsome Dan II was kidnapped by Harvard students the day before the 1934 Harvard-Yale football game, and Yale students were alarmed at photographs of him happily seated at the foot of the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard, having a snack.
Category: The 20th Century
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