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Died. Brigadier General Clinton Dermott ("Casey") Vincent, 40, operations officer of the Continental Air Defense Command, World War II ace (16 Jap planes), and winner of the Silver Star and D.F.C. for his exploits as General Claire Chennault's operations officer and deputy chief of staff in the China-Burma-India theater; in Colorado Springs. West Pointer Vincent was the prototype of "Vince Casey" in Milton Caniff's comic strip Terry and the Pirates, became (at 29) one of the youngest general officers in Army history...
...either league. Comparatively weak in seasoned pitchers, they boast two fine ones on 1949 form: Left-hander Mel Parnell, 27, who won 25 games, and Right-hander Ellis Kinder, 35, who won 23. Back of them are two young lefthanders, Chuck Stobbs, 20, and Speed Artist Maurice Mc-Dermott, 21, who are both marked "promising." On paper the Sox have the best first team in the business, but they are weak "on the bench," i.e., in replacements. Midseason injuries to such mainstays as dependable Bobby Doerr and hustling, hard-hitting (39 homers last year) Vernon Stephens could well...
...year old pivot man, stands 6.6 despite crew haircut, is usually either very very hot or very very cold; George Kaftan-18 year old Sophomore and big factor in last year's victory over the Crimson, has knack for being in the right place at the right time; Dermott O'Connell, another 18 year older, perhaps the least spectacular memeber of the starting five; Ken Haggerty--Navy vetrean and co-captain of team, playmaking guard and set shot artist, steadying influence; Joe Mullaney--22 year old ex-pilot and co-captain of team, honorable mention all-America last year...
General Vincent. Almost but not quite so big (6 ft., 175 lb.), Clinton Dermott ("Casey") Vincent, the Air Forces' second boy general, is a fighter pilot and the prototype of "Vince Casey" in Milton Caniff's famed action comic, Terry and the Pirates, but has not appeared in the strip since its scene shifted to Burma. Caniff got acquainted with Vincent through a fan letter written by Vincent's wife to the cartoonist. "I picked his brains," says Caniff...
...DERMOTT V. HICKEY...