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...rather dubious distinction. Every time ICC cooks up a legal action against all U. S. railroads A. & R., with an et al. after its name, represents the entire list. But A. & R. has another distinction, which was gaining importance last week: it is the principal rail route to Fort Bragg, the U. S. Army's 125,000-acre artillery post. Since defense preparations began the little line has hauled some 200 cars of soldiers and equipment to the Fort, which is undergoing a $2,000,000 overhauling to prepare for a tripled personnel. Last week A. & R. was busy...
...finals, Kelly of Eliot flattened Bragg of Winthrop for the only kayo, but technical knockouts were registered by Regal of Kirkland over Hussey of Lowell, Polanski of Kirkland over McLaughlin of Dunster and Hinchcliffe of Winthrop over Cobb of Kirkland. Brody of Kirkland took the unlimited final by default. Franken of Winthrop got the decision over Roberts of Leverett; Passeneau of Eliot beat Ditrinco of Winthrop; and D'Autroment of Winthrop got the nod over his teammate, Kahn...
...John Bragg '41 almost succeeded in copying Frankie Trambauer's alto sax solo on "singing the Blues" but lost himself half way through. Jack Harlow fared better with Bix's trumpet solo, only to mar an otherwise good performance with a cloudy tone, not at all representative of Beiderbecks...
...semi-finals Joe Passonneau defeated Dave Simboli '40 in the 135 pound class to move up to the finals. Horace Bresler won by default over Jack bragg who injured his finger. Bob Dwan nosed out Nelson Hardenberg '40 in the 145 pound group to move up to the finals. Frank Neal '41 lost to Johnnie Parker to put him out of the 145 pound division. Henry Kelly '40 won his decision over Irving Schitt 1G, sending him up to the final bout of the 155 pound class. Chet McLaughlin '41 lost to Ted Kahn, who advanced to the finals...
Bill Weare '42 lost a close decision to Bill Saunders '39 in the 125 pound group. Joe Passonneau '42 of the 135 pounders won a decision over Don Scorgie '41, as did Jack Bragg '41 from Langden Mead '39. Jack Bronston '42 lost a decision to Horace Bresler '41 of the same group. In the second trial bout Joe Passonneau won his bout again, this time on a technical knockout over Dick Mudge '39 in the first round...