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After the game Bruin Coach Alva Kelley took complete blame for the call. But since Kelley is both a very fine gentleman and an honors graduate of Cornell, one tends to doubt his responsibility...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Eleven Ends Desperate Bruin Surge On Goal Line to Win 27-20 Victory | 11/16/1953 | See Source »

...although Thomas Donald "TD" Thompson is playing his first season for Alva Kelley's Brown eleven, he has displayed the ability to easily compensate for varsity inexperience. In fact, he has been the key, if not the master combination to the Brown offense...

Author: By Jack Rosenthal, | Title: Sophomore "TD" Thompson Leads Brown Eleven Today | 11/14/1953 | See Source »

...surprise was Brown's 6 to 0 triumph over Holy Cross; apparently Alva Kelley's squad of sophomores and boys back from suspension has begun to roll after a poor start...

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: BETWEEN THE LINES | 10/27/1953 | See Source »

...Miss) ALVA LUCERO (Miss) G. CAMPBELL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 7, 1953 | 9/7/1953 | See Source »

Science. In chemistry, Dr. Lehman finds, the most creative thinkers did their best work in the age range from 26 to 30; in mathematics, physics, electronics, botany and practical inventions, from 30 to 34. What about Thomas Alva Edison, who was still making highly practical inventions in his 80s? No exception, says Dr. Lehman. A breakdown of the number of patents Edison took out year by year shows a Himalayan peak of activity in his 30s and only molehills later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Life Doesn't Begin at 40 | 8/31/1953 | See Source »

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