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Beck, who directed his confused and far-flung battles with consummate generalship, gained himself a magnificently effective ally. He backed a red-faced, ambitious attorney named John Francis Dore for mayor of Seattle. Dore won and said: "As long as I am mayor ... I am going to do all in my power to help the teaming unions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: The Herdsman | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

...Freshman backfield there are a half a dozen prospects who could be bidding for Varsity spots next season. Top among these are Captain Carroll Lowenstein and Bob Ray. Lowenstein, the squad's diminutive quarterback, comes from Huntington Prep where he learned plenty about bullseye passing and field generalship. Ray, a big fullback from New Hampton Prep, is at present the team's number one man on the ground...

Author: By Doug Fouquet, | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/23/1948 | See Source »

...exchange for free room, board and tuition, he does easy campus chores (e.g., painting stadium seats) after football season is over. Last year Tripucka completed 25 passes for 422 yards (Lujack's mark: 61 for 777)-but he was not yet a Lujack at tackling, running, or field generalship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Leahy Carries On | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

After last year's great season, many local followers feared that the graduation of stroke Frank Cunningham might leave a brawny boatload without the brains needed for perfect timing and steady generalship. There is still no stroke, but Bolles shows no signs of worry, for Don Felt, from last year's Jayvee eight, Jud Gale, who spent last season at number five for the Varsity, and Bill Curwen, who bids fair to follow in the path of his brother James "Bus" Curwen '42, termed by Bolles "the greatest stroke I ever coached," are all in hot competition for the post...

Author: By Charles W. Balley, | Title: Lining Them Up | 3/11/1948 | See Source »

There was not much he could say. Crippled by bad advice, bad generalship, bad luck and inexperience, Field had never had much of a chance. Colonel McCormick, always a wily strategist, has never let his prejudices and hobbies keep him from doing a bang-up job of covering the news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Sundown in Chicago | 2/9/1948 | See Source »

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