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...Asa Bushnell, eastern head of the Association, last night denied that the NCAA had made any offer. But he based his statement solely on the fact that the group has not yet found a sponsor for its 1954 schedule. It is known, however, that such an offer was made three weeks...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: NCAA Asks to Televise '54 Harvard-Yale Game | 4/13/1954 | See Source »

...appointees are Richard A. Howard, who will become Arnold Professor of Botany and professor of Dendrology, and Rood C. Rawlins, named as Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pusey Announces New Botany Men | 11/4/1953 | See Source »

...Asa Bushnell, Eastern head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, said last night that the NCAA probably would not bring any pressure against the Ivy League if it makes a complete break from the Association...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Bushnell Doubts NCAA Would Apply Force on Ivy | 10/30/1953 | See Source »

...optimistic New Englanders who had just decided to found a metropolis on its west bank paid little attention to this awesome sylvan roadblock. They had a more important problem-picking a name for their dream city. Neither wasted a moment considering any local Indian words. Massachusetts-born Asa Lovejoy insistently cried: "Boston!" Maine-born Francis Pettygrove stubbornly cried: "Portland!" Finally they tossed a big, old-fashioned copper one-cent piece. Petty-grove and Portland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CITIES: Misnomer, Ore. | 9/21/1953 | See Source »

...understand how people can feel miffed and unhappy about this year's NCAA choices, with the committee displaying such a fine example of theoretical dependence. Make no mistake about it--theory makes Asa a smart boy, and definitely requires no practicality whatsoever...

Author: By David W. Cudheam, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/10/1953 | See Source »

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