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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Another rugged individualist has enlisted in the U.S. defense program-which needs more of them. Frank Pembroke ("Huck") Huckins is a blunt Boston Yankee with confidence to burn. Last year he told the Navy he could make a motor torpedo boat which wouldn't pound the teeth out of its crew. To most old salts, this sounded fantastic. But since Huckins was willing to spend his own money on the boat-if the Navy would just supply the engines-the Navy turned him loose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Huck's New Boat | 12/1/1941 | See Source »

...Huck Finnegan of the Record: "Harvard 10--Yale 0. Once again Harlow has a November team as the performances against Pennsylvania and Brown prove. Spreyer gives Harvard an edge in the backfield, and Peabody makes the Crimson forward wall the stronger...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOSTON SCRIBES PLACE BETS ON CRIMSON OVER BULLDOGS | 11/22/1940 | See Source »

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