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...with bloodhounds, rounded up 60 thoroughly terrified Negroes who had been at the meeting, jailed 32 on charges of attempted murder and assault, criminal conspiracy, and carrying concealed weapons. The four wounded fugitives had vanished. Camp Hill's police chief cryptically remarked: ''They went out to chop stove wood and haven't returned...
...Vines, who was the sensation of the early tournaments last summer, beat Allison, who made his sensation four years ago, 7-5, 6-3. 6-4. Against Vines, Doeg, still serving well and winning his share of the back court rallies with a slow but effective chop-stroke, won the first set 6-4. Vines, driving to the corners, made Doeg cover his court in pendulum fashion through the next two sets, won them both at 6-3. In the fourth set, Doeg went to the net whenever he could, ran up a three-game lead...
...players. A grade below were other famous names, easily distinguishable from each other-Richard Norris Williams II, the most brilliant half-volleyer in history, Wallace Johnson, a sporting-goods salesman who seemed always trying to compensate for his plebeian occupation by the languidly patrician gestures of his chop-strokes, Vincent Richards, who remained almost perpetually the boy wonder of U. S. tennis. When Johnston retired, Richards turned professional, Williams grew too veteran to be brilliant for more than a day at a time, there appeared on the scene a great second-growth of younger players. These-George Lott, John...
...late Mr. Bedford lived in Westport, Conn., commuted five days a week to his Manhattan office. He had white chop whiskers like the late George F. Baker's, a fondness for gardens and horses (especially trotters which he still drove at 80), an antipathy to tobacco and liquor. In business he was stern, having received late training (after 40) in the hard school that was old Standard Oil. Rockefeller, Pratt, Archbold and Rogers were among his teachers in that school...
Soon as possible after matriculation, Antioch freshmen are sent out to work. Some are prepared for it by studying in "gangs" under their resident Professor of Work, C. 0. Schaub, an able, experienced Virginia agronome. The Glenn Gang goes down into Glen Helen to clear underbrush and chop firewood; other gangs do painting, cleaning, repairing of college buildings and equipment. For this work they are paid, their earnings increasing with their responsibilities. Early in their career they take a course in "Personal Accounting and Finance" which trains them to care for their money. Then Antioch sends them out into business...