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...mackinawed men from the Hills of Hanover took it on the chin Saturday, 23-13, at the hands of the sunkist college of co-ed dreamdom. And it was no freak win. The weather was clear and the track fast. All-American Captain Bob MacLeod and his mates Bill Hutchinson and Colby Howe were due to romp. Stanford, however, held them to 77 yards by rushing and only seven of Hutch's 17 passes found receivers...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: Dartmouth Lets Down Hopes Of East in Defeat on Coast | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

...Regina) who bitterly resents her professional efforts to manage his career. Chic, wholesome and moderately funny, Service de Luxe benefits by characteristic performances from Charles Ruggles, Helen Broderick and Mischa Auer, an unusually bright script. Best line: Broderick's description of the meeting between Price and Bennett: "When freak meets freak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures: New Pictures: Oct. 31, 1938 | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

George Van Horn Moseley is a military freak. While in service most army officers feel obliged to bottle up their opinions, but he has not hesitated to announce his belief that more money should be spent on syphilis prevention and less on national defense, that immigration of Austro-German refugees should be facilitated but they should be sterilized before being admitted to the U. S. Last week tart, leathery Major General Moseley, having passed 43 years in the service and two in command of the U. S. Third Army, retired, as all army men must do at 64. News editors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Moseley's Day Off | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

...pugilistic freak is Henry Armstrong. A bantamweight from the waist down and a welterweight from the waist up, he has arms as fast as Glenn Cunningham's legs -and just as tireless. He can throw 1,200 punches in a 15-round fight (as he did against Barney Ross last May) and appear no more fatigued than if he had spent an evening at a Harlem shindig. He has fought on an average of twice a month in the past year, has knocked out 35 of his last 38 opponents. Most fight fans agreed that the little Iron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Triple Champion | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

Texas Democrats proceeded to write in a fashion beyond the blackest dreams of old politicos to whom Amateur O'Daniel was a radio freak two months ago, a passing nuisance as late as four weeks ago. On returns from 242 of 254 counties, the No. 1 political phenomenon of 1938 appeared to have received a clear majority, thus to have won the Democratic nomination (equivalent to election) without the formality of a runoff. One of the minority who did not vote for Mr. O'Daniel was Mr. O'Daniel. He had not paid his $1.75 poll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Biscuits Passed | 8/1/1938 | See Source »

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