Word: gleason
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Veterans of last year who are expected back for the opening practice session for the whole team next Monday are Ed Buckley, Captain Lou Clay, Bart Harvey, Bill Hausserman, Gil Whittemore, Jay Gleason, and Bill Barnes...
...first in the opening frame. After a Lowell kick had carried to the Littlemen's 25; Bob Hurley started out on what looked like an ordinary line play. Suddenly, he broke away, and swept down the field behind beautiful blocking to the Bellboy two yard line. From there, Howie Gleason powered over through center for the score, and the Culliton to Hurley combination that has been clicking for extra points all year, rang the bell again...
...drive. After a 15 yard penalty, Andy Muldoon tossed a 30 yard aerial to Bob Hurley, who was shoved outside on the Kirkland 12 yard stripe. With Deacon defense men Blanchard and Sandler out with injuries, Culliton swept around right end for eight yards and on the next play, Gleason plowed through center for the tying points. Another right end run by "Cully" Culliton added the extra point, and Adams took the lead...
...minutes later the Gold Costers again struck back when Hurley snagged a Deacon pass and legged it to the Kirkland 10 yard marker. From there Gleason drove to the 4 yard line, and Muldoon crashed center to score...
...prematurely brought to Heaven by somewhat befuddled Messenger 7013. Robert Montgomery, playing the dispossessed soul in the market for a body he can call his own, once more displays amazing versatility. Uproariously funny scenes are provided by the minor characters, especially blundering, vulture-visaged Edward Everett' Horton and James Gleason, who does one of the funniest pantomime jobs since Charlie Chaplin hung up the baggy pants and Hitler mustache. Claude Rains, as Mr. Jordan (the Angel Gabriel in a streamline edition) gives one of the subtlest characterizations of recent screen history...