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...Manhattan, Leon James and Fletcher Rivers, ex-partners in a vaudeville act called Moke & Poke, settled their dispute over rights to the title, went their separate ways with new partners -billed as Coke & Poke and Moke & Doke...
...Guessing that McCarthy might be through, New York sportswriters began nominating possible successors: Yankee Coach Art Fletcher (unlikely), Manager Leo Durocher, of the Dodgers (possible) and ex-Yankee Lieut. Bill Dickey, now managing two crackerjack Navy teams touring the Pacific (popular). Babe Ruth nominated himself...
...hour was musician's midnight (9 a.m.). Hulking, disheveled Roger "Brick" Fleagle-an ace arranger for such name bands as Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Jimmie Lunceford-lumbered into the studio, stared at his unshaven assemblage and lazily "sparked" (alerted) them with his pinkie finger. They played a few tired bars to warm up. Then Brick, his barrel-stomach protruding under a striped sweat shirt, gave his final orders: "We'll take SOS [Same Old Sheaves]. On the last two bars, Charlie, make it bumpa, bumpa, some Charleston, then a brrrrooom. O.K., we're rolling...
...Fletcher M. Green, Visiting Lecturer on American History, has returned to the University of North Carolina after completion of his lectures during the past summer and winter terms. Professor Green's courses were History 5a, History 65a, History 65b, and History 165b...
...Battle of Midway, Halsey was ailing and unavailable. Nimitz sent Raymond Ames Spruance out first with two carriers, then Frank Jack Fletcher with the Yorktown. As senior, Fletcher took overall command, but when the Yorktown retired from the fight, crippled, Spruance carried on. The victory ended the Jap threat to Hawaii, the Panama Canal and the U.S. itself. It was the turning point of the Pacific war. In announcing the triumph, Nimitz punned: "We are about midway to our objective...