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...amateurs. A university journalism student could tell you, more or less, what went on at U.N., but what it means is another matter entirely. That is why we have assigned Robert Elson, chief of TIME'S Washington bureau, to cover these important opening sessions. Elson, who was a fledgling reporter at the old League of Nations in Geneva in 1928, has been the cornerstone of our U.N. coverage from the beginning...
...Robert Elson Brown...
Again, as for three years past, the Mutual Network has sewed up exclusive broadcast rights to the Series. But to fans who had counted on WGN's thrill-voiced, excitable Robert Adolph ("Bob") Elson, the Series would not sound quite like its old self. After 13 years at the Series mike, Elson had quit to join the Navy. The substitute sportscasting setup was still potent. Its personnel...
...Verce of Brooklyn." Walter Lanier ("Red") Barber, 34, had been Elson's teammate in broadcasting the Series ever since 1936. A wavy-haired, wise and wide-awake guy from Mississippi, he is the "Verce of Brooklyn" by virtue of having been official announcer at the Dodgers' baseball games since 1939. Fond of statistics, he made an excellent foil for Elson, since his chatty, easygoing Southern voice was practically impervious to excitement. Acutely aware of his personality, he refers to himself at regular intervals in a fatherly way as "the old redhead." His reported yearly earnings: above...
...Jarvis Field. Taking every match except the number six singles, the Crimson was paced by J. B. Jonkins, T. E. Baker, G. Putnam, J. L. Clarke, and A. F. Hyde. Doubles winners were D. Daniels and Jonkins, T. Sears and Putnam, and A. Fordinand and W. Elson...