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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last event of the afternoon, the javelin throw, was held behind the base ball stands. On his last try, the Crusaders' John Connolly committed a heave of 163 feet 11 1/2 inches to give Holy Cross its second win of the day. The Crimson ace, Joe Holbrook took second with 160 feet 5 1/2 inches. Kaebler of Harvard threw the spear 157:9. Hanna, of the Rams took fourth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rhode Island, Holy Cross Trimmed in Local Meet | 4/30/1946 | See Source »

...spite of the loss of Doug Pirnie, ace sprint man, who pulled a muscle in his leg shortly before the meet, the track team took fourteen out of fifteen firsts o swamp Tufts and Connecticut in its opening meet of the season held last Saturday at Soldiers Field. The final score was Harvard 120, Tufts 27 1/2; and Connecticut...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Runners Rout Connecticut, Tufts As Hunter Becomes New Captain | 4/23/1946 | See Source »

...case, complicated by three years of FTC's red tape, became simple in Mason's decision. The Manhattan Brewing Co. had been labeling its beer "Canadian Ace" since 1939, spent $750,000 advertising it. In 1943 FTC decided that "Canadian Ace" tended to mislead the public into believing the beer came from Canada. The company suggested adding a big "Made in U.S.A." to the label, but FTC stuck to its ruling that "Canadian Ace" could not be used. Commissioner Mason took a good layman's look at the offending label, reported: "It is hard to tell exactly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Plain Talk at Last | 4/22/1946 | See Source »

...were a competitor and saw a bottle of beer with the label 'Canadian Ace,' I might 'tend' to write the Federal Trade Commission complaining that the label was fraudulent. ... If I were a thirsty tramp and saw the label I would have the 'tendency' to beg, borrow, or steal a bottle. . . . But so far I have not had the feeling that I was 'being put upon.' " In so writing, in an FTC decision, freshman Commissioner Lowell B. Mason last week also wrote some FTC history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Plain Talk at Last | 4/22/1946 | See Source »

Mainstays of the team, as revealed by Mikkola last night, will be former Freshman ace Dough Pirnie in the 100 and 220 dashes, 1, C. 4-A weight-throw champions Bill and Doug Fisher in the hammer throw event, and Pete Harwood in the Pole Vault...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pete Harwood, Fisher Brothers Lead Cinder Squad in First Hurdle | 4/20/1946 | See Source »

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