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Dates: during 1940-1949
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John Hanson, a small left-hander with what Berg calls a "cute style," will be the probable starting pitcher against the Junior Varsity. A Cambridge product, Hanson was selected for the Massachusetts all-scholastic nine last spring when he hurled for Rindge Tech. Cliff Crosby, who played baseball for Berg, is slated to be Hanson's receiver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '50 Nine to Face Crimson Jayvees In Season Opener | 4/10/1947 | See Source »

...spring operation. Runners have been turned loose on the riverbank, where, despite scenic distractions, they have been working out the winter kinks pretty well. Candidates with a head start as a result of recent indoor campaigning include Harvey Thayer, Bob Toppan and Bob Cameron in the sprints; Al Ruby, Cliff Wharton, Jim Wheeler, Ted Withington, Dave Hamblett, Dave Groshong and Arnie Edelman in the middle-distances; and Frank Gurley, Huna Rosenfeld and Jack Cogan in the distances. Still, until the Stadium cinders dry out enough to permit continued use, Coach Mikkola won't be able to figure out definitely which...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/21/1947 | See Source »

...programs usually end, as all proper radio serials should, with a cliff-hang: "Next time we'll see if Socrates hasn't some even unkinder things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: What Will Socrates Say Next? | 3/17/1947 | See Source »

...pound class boasted some of the day's best wrestling as Tom Smyth turned in two outstanding performances in eliminating Frank Goodwin and Cliff Fichtner. Smyth will face Buddy King, also of Eliot House, in one of five finals to be held on Thursday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Still Unbeaten as Swim Race Ends; Winthrop Leading Wrestlers | 3/12/1947 | See Source »

...mires under a cliff that bears the washed-out legend, "Repent." Mildred gives herself satisfactorily to Juan in a barn and Pritchard, repulsed by Camille, reverts to the Pleistocene by outraging his wife in a cave. What the symbolism of repentance has to do with the characters is not made clear. But readers aware of Steinbeck's great reputation and considerable gifts will feel that he has cause to repent as a novelist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Repent! | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

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