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Suffering from an ominous dearth of veteran attack men, the Varsity Lacrosse team takes the road next week for a stiff vacation schedule. Fans can't look forward to much spectacular play from the inexperienced first line of Sophomores, according to Neil Stanley, coach of the varsity squad. But with a defence of old timers, the team may be able to hold...
...boldest front-page headlines the tradesheet Variety last week chronicled the dearth of Broadway musical shows, fixed the blame on the Hollywood songwriting mills' which offer big pay and security to the tunesters who got their start in Manhattan's Tin Pan Alley. When Jiibilee and At Home Abroad closed fortnight ago, only four musicomedies remained on Broadway, the mid-season low since the beginning of the War. Simultaneously. Variety's radio log showed that the tune most played on the air was I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket, one of Irving Berlin...
Coach Muir of the Freshmen is gradually rounding his charges into shape although there is a marked dearth of outstanding material available. All the Yardlings are improving fast, however, and in Bill Bixby, Muir sees a sure point winner in the breast stroke events...
While the return of two veteran divers, Walter fits and Bernard Merriam will keep this department intact, there is a dearth of breast strikers, and several of last years' Freshmen will, of necessity, be recruited to support Bert Wolfson, the only returning letterman in this field...
...only dearth of material is in the pole vault. If no experienced vaulters are found, this weakness may seriously handicap the team...