Word: douglis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Milquetoast by day and Superman at night, Tyrone Power outdoes Doug Fairbanks' earlier characterization of Diego Vega (alias Zorro), the Spanish Robin Hood of sixteenth century California. He rescues peasants, puts villains to the sword, and woos fair ladies with swashbuckling bravado. But porcine Engene Pallete steals acting honors as a he-man parish priest who crosses himself with one hand while wielding a wicked cudgel with a other. Basil Rathbone, who dictates to the local Franco, meets the just desserts of sneering down a long nose; and Linda Darnell drops in just long enough for two kisses...
Though only ten years old, lightweight football already has its Immortals: Yale's Doug Northrop, who punted 84½ yards during the 1934 game with Penn (longest punt on record until Al Braga of the University of San Francisco punted 89 yards in a varsity game three years ago); Rutgers' Pomp Chandler, twinkle-toed Negro who led the little Scarlet through three undefeated seasons; Yale's Dave Boies, who in 1936, before a crowd of 12,000, kicked a last-minute field goal that handed Rutgers its first defeat in four years; Princeton's Buster Bedford...
Promising Juniors include Harry Baker, captain of his Freshman team, Doug Cochrane, and Bill Farthingham. From the 1943 Yardling powerhouse which captured the state's "C" league crown and swamped Yale 4 to 1, comes Captain Sandy Parker, Decker Orr, Gaelen Felt, George Clay, and Dudley Palmer...
Captain Steve Mallett and Fred Parson will be as usual at the tackles, and Doug DeCoster and George Lawrence will fill the guards. The reliable combine of Wayne Johnson and Oleo O'Donnell will take care of the two halfback spots...
...other side of the line John Highmark, a junior who saw little service last year, Doug Stowell, a junior up from the Jayvees, Lee Anderson, a sophomore, and two seniors, Jack Guenther and Dan Dacey, both lettermen, have all shown ability. Highmark started against Yale, but there is liable to be a shift...