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...another one; but pressagents have no souls. The fact remained that Oboler, who brought to radio drama the unabashed showmanship of a Zanuck, was doing his Plays for Americans free and on his own motion (seconded and guided by NBC). The first one, Johnny Quinn, U.S.N., had its hokey qualities, but it was well directed (by Oboler), nicely played, and it turned a wise guy into a hero for a better reason than because the formula was surefire. The reason: a free world needs more heroes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Nobler Oboler | 2/9/1942 | See Source »

Princeton will encounter a Harvard varsity hokey team that has been considerably chastened in the Crimson's next major battle at Princeton on January 14. Saturday night's overwhelming defeat, 8-1, at the hands of a whirlwind Toronto team n New York has left the Cambridge skaters in a sad plight. Although the Crimson got the jump at the start and repeatedly carried the puck to the visitor's cage, the Toronto goalie, Shipp, prevented a score by some miraculous stops during the first 15 minutes of the Harvard offense. It was not until the second period that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TORONTO SKATERS TROUNCE CRIMSON IN FARCICAL GAME | 1/9/1933 | See Source »

More men are needed for a scrub hockey team. As soon as ten or twelve men report a manager will be chosen and informal games played on the Charlesbank rinks. All who wish to play scup hokey should sign the blue-books at Levity and Peirce...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brewer, Palmer, and Post Chosen Captains of Interdormitory Teams | 1/22/1920 | See Source »

...their cause seems to demand. Perhaps the number of the papers has something to do with these complaints, but one great cause of unwillingness to give liberally is to be found in the fact that the givers have only the faintest idea where all the money goes to. The Hokey Pokey Club need money to purchase new uniforms, or to play the Yale Club. A subscription-paper is passed around, the club appear in their uniforms, or the newspapers chronicle the result of the game; and soon another subscription-paper is circulated to pay a deficit. Now what the College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 9/27/1877 | See Source »

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