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...eager son of suburbia, is the "hero." Given a rousing send-off by fellow citizens of Oakridge, Calif., he marches confidently off to war, only to be ignominiously bounced out of Marine boot camp because of his chronic hay fever. Burning with shame, he thinks of his father, Hinky Dink Truesmith, a hero who died gloriously at Belleau Wood on the day his son was born; of his mother, so proud and radiant, weeping on the station platform; of the brass bands tootling and banners proudly declaiming: "Like father, like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Aug. 21, 1944 | 8/21/1944 | See Source »

Lacking the services of attackman Dink Donahue, the Crimson lacrosse team travels to New Haven today to tackle a strong Eli ten. Donahue, who has been worth a couple of goals each game, leaves a gap in the Harvard attack that will be hard to fill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LACROSSE TEAM TO OPPOSE YALE AT NEW HAVEN | 5/5/1943 | See Source »

Slowly the stickmen got their shooting range and the score was augmented with two scores by George Angle, and single points by Nat Bracket, Dink Donahue, Ed Barber, John Rogers, Tom Bridge, and Bill Guild. The Crimson's nets were frequently disturbed by Andover's Johnson, who scored the rest of their goals. He was assisted by midfielder Heckle, but the rest of the team did not show the former's spunk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LACROSSE MEN BURY ANDOVER | 4/30/1943 | See Source »

...starting line-up for today's clash is, as usual, an interesting subject for discussion, with few positions definite. Attackmen Dink Donahue and Jay Hurley are almost sure to get the nod, but the third attack post is fair game for Nat Brackett or Billy Guild...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STICKMEN SEEK ANDOVER WIN | 4/28/1943 | See Source »

...game was fairly close with the Crimson matching the first two Exeter goals with tallies by George Angle and Bill Guild, but the preppers slipped off to a two point lead again. A Red and Grey score by Sam Ogden kept markers by Nat Brackett and Dink Donahue from forcing a tie. The fourth quarter was scoreless. The winners attack was sparked by Winslow Smith and Sam Ogden, both of whom scored twice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXETER STICKMEN NOSE OUT HARVARD | 4/26/1943 | See Source »

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