Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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In the tackle duties, Troy Sitter, a 207-pounder from Arlington, has shown much promise, but a host of other linesmen are out to cop the posts. Sitter, along with Dave Warden and one or two other Freshmen who fancy themselves tackles, have also been tried out on the wings...
Perhaps the most significant chapter of the football weekend for home fans was written while they were celebrating victory. Saturday night Harlow and company watched Boston University rise from the unheralded ranks of college football to assume a position as strong contender in the stadium five days hence.
Fuller fought Clemmons in the semifinal as a result of the draw made in the morning, and therefore did not meet either John Contrades, the Hawaiian contender, or Salvador Brunello.
Prospects for the vital center slot are letterman Chuck Glynn, and former Freshmen Bill Hickey and Don Stone. The latter attracted favorable attention in the B. C. scrimmage. At guard there are several excellent prospects, including last fall's regulars Emil Dravaric and Nick Rodis, strong contender Bob Drennan, and...
Talent with a Taint. Eddie Lewis, the narrator, is a pressagent, prey to the pressagent's stock neurosis: Shall I go on prostituting my talent for dough or shall I bravely become a Serious Writer? A nice girl, Beth, thinks Eddie should be brave, but his boss, Nick Latka...