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...among the names of 858 other Canadians commended in King George VI's New Year's Honors List was that of a quiet, coolheaded civilian who had helped save Halifax from what might have been one of the world's worst disasters. His name was John Brackett. His job: harbor pilot. His citation: M.B.E. (for Member of the Order of the British Empire). Censorship had long suppressed the full story of what 54-year-old Pilot Brackett had done. Now the censorship was lifted...
...backhand pass from George Angle to Nat Brackett, who slipped the ball past the four foot cage guarder, provided the 7 to 6 margin for a Crimson victory over the Springfield lacrosse team Saturday. Half of the Harvard squad, traveling up to Governor Dummer, triumphed over the preps 7 to 5, also on Saturday...
When play was resumed on the wet field, the Crimson refused to be bogged down and came forward with a set of goals for a lead that was never lost. The only other Harvard scores were made by Nat Brackett. The Springfield attackers were led by midfielder Carlson, who netted four tallies. Thompson and Midgeley made the other points that brought Springfield's total...
...discouraged by the Blue's first period markers, the Crimson ten ran up four points before the end of the second period. The scoring was started by Bill Guild, who was immediately followed by Jay Hurley, Tom Bridge, and Nat Brackett. Just before the end of the period a very accurate pass set up a shot by Yale's Hilliard which netted another Blue point, making the score 4 to 3 in favor of the visitors...
Captain-coach Tom Bridge had expected to take down the entire team, but official limitations kept the number down to 20. Nat Brackett and Jay Hurley will lead attackmen Bill Build and Jack Roemer in their foray against the Blue nets. Mach Broderick, Miles Overholt, Ed Davis, and Don Page will attempt to take the ball away from the docile Blue attackmen before they do any damage...