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This year, the girl, who listens to the tipsters will come up with a gift-wrapped riding crop with handle made of deer-antler, lash of red leather, and ferrule of silver--if she doesn't fetch home something worse. Something worse is apt to be a wicker basket filled with small cakes and scented soap, each wrapped in chamois; Somaliland leopard and suede slippers, a nylon umbrella with an imported handle, or a book titled "Sporting Architecture...

Author: By Joan Mopartlin, | Title: Importance of Other Sex Clouds Yuletide Spirit | 12/16/1947 | See Source »

Berg put his men through a fast practice session yesterday in preparation for Nichols. Fluidity in their man to man defence, surely lacking against Brown last weekend, was worked on for most of the practice. Fast-breaking set-up plays under the basket, which were successful only once against Brown, were tested against this defence for the remainder of the afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Five Meets Nichols Junior College | 12/9/1947 | See Source »

Most of the Freshmen's field goals were made on set shots from deep court. Speedy guard Fred Wegner popped in four of his eleven points on fast breaking passes under the basket but was often ignored by his taller teammates...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Quintet Rolls Over Short Bruin Five 54-48 | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

Coach Berg's aggregation made little use of its height over the smaller opposition. Ed Smith tapped in a few of his 22 points, high score of the evening, from under the basket but more often than not the Bruins outwrestled the Yardling forwards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Quintet Rolls Over Short Bruin Five 54-48 | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

...McCormick, 6 ft., 5 in., will be pivot man. McCormick, from Cleveland, was a hurler on the track team last spring and makes good use of his height and jump on the tip-off and under the basket. Cruising at the same altitude is forward Ed Smith, 6 ft., 5 in., who will be firing with either hand from the left. Smith's home field is in Columbus, Ohio...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Frosh Five Meets M.I.T. In First Fracas Tonight | 12/3/1947 | See Source »

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