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...World War I had to grope their way back to base hospitals for glasses-which often did not catch up with them in time for the next battle. War II soldiers with shattered specs are to have prescriptions filled on the battlefield, can then rush back unblinking to the fray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy And Civilian Defense: For Soldiers' Spectacles | 5/18/1942 | See Source »

...same time the Jayvees, which as the Varsity beat Tech by four lengths two weeks ago, and the Freshmen will also carry the Harvard colors into the fray. They '45 sweepswingers are untested as yet, but everyone knows that the Jayvees, stroked by Frank Cunningham, are very nearly the Varsity's peers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Teams Face Big Sports Weekend In Baseball, Golf, Lacrosse, Tennis, Crew | 5/8/1942 | See Source »

...encouraging showing of the local five against B. U. last Wednesday, Coach Earl Brown should be optimistic for the team's third straight victory in tonight's fray. But as in all Yale games, anything can happen...

Author: By A.edward Rowse, | Title: AUINTET FAVORED AGAINST YALE HERE TODAY; VENGEFUL PUCKMEN TO BATTLE AT NEW HAVEN | 3/7/1942 | See Source »

Goalie Jim Summers, recently recovered from the grippe, has three shutouts to his credit, and the early season victories especially featured his good performances. Howie Gadboys filled in for Summers in last week's Hebron fray, and looked very good for two periods. In the third stanza Gadboys wilted, however, and the Hebron six rang up four tallies...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: BEST YARDLING SEXTET IN SIX YEARS COMES UP TO ELI FRACAS UNBEATEN | 3/6/1942 | See Source »

Explaining the innovation, Bunks Burditt revealed yesterday that two players have already been so chosen from each house to represent the Crimson in the fray, and that he and Varsity Captain Bud Finnegan would try to whip them into shape before the encounter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOPSTERS WILL OPPOSE B. U. TEAM HERE IN FINAL NON-LEAGUE CONTEST | 3/4/1942 | See Source »

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