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...pound Chuck Hemminger, a reserve last season, and George Kline, a senior letterman. Kline weighs 201 pounds and is a vicious blocker. The guards are small, with Al Clark, a letterman, weighing only 178 pounds and his running mate, George Hawke, going 185. The center, 186-pound Al Hickok, is the Tigers' other two-way operator. He backs up the line on defense...
Backing up the line, in addition to Hickok, is 192-pound Red Finney, listed as a center. Davison teams with Dick Pivirotto at the halfbacks while speedy Ed Jannotta, a sophomore, is the safety...
...peace of Europe." At home Harper's kept its editorial finger on the pulse of a lively, swiftly changing nation. It reported that in San Francisco in 1855, "the places of universal resort were the Drinking Saloon and Gambling House." Harper's interiewed "Wild Bill" Hickok, who was said to have killed at least 20 men in gunfights, and recorded his feelings on such matters...
...author's skillful use of small details also adds interest to the latter parts of the book. For example, in Arizona Mitchell Hickok has been praised for spelling names correctly, a traditional tenet of accurate journalism. But when Mitch is interviewed by New York reporters, they spell his name wrong...
There is, however, no way Mr. Amory can keep his overdrawn satire from wearing thin near the end. By the middle of the book, he has proved that Mitch Hickok is simple, pure, and good, and that Bill Devereux is cynical, illiterate, and evil. Since the rest of the book merely repeats this, the humor gets repetitious and loses its sharpness...