Word: junior
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Most of the names on the squad are familiar ones. Homer Peabody was kept out of action last year because of a knee injury, but he won his letter two years ago. Junior Dick Craig, a lanky forward, is the only real newcomer to the select group...
...quiet Junior was the iron man of the backfield this fall, playing 434 out of 480 minutes and excelling as a safety man and pass defender. His coach, Dick Harlow, describes him as "a cool little rooster and a man to rely on when the chips are down." He has a record of being Johnny-on-the-spot with a timely tackle or run in his football career at Cambridge...
This, aside from the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman games, nine Yale battles were staged this year, and an estimated total of nearly two hundred men, not eligible for first teams were able to experience the fun of Harvard-Yale conflict and the spree that goes with it. These games proved not only pleasant affairs in themselves, but also a definite pace-quickener for the whole season...
...nine outstanding Junior lettermen are Burgy Ayres, Tom Gardiner, George Heiden, Frannie Lee, Loren MacKinney, Vern Miller, Chub Peabody, Dick Pfister, and Charley Spreyer. The other three eligibles are Hank Vander Eb, Greeley Summers, and Ted Lyman...
...Last year Victor recorded Junior Programs, The Bumble Bee Prince. On current Victor lists are Robin Hood (in the form of a musical play) and Hansel and Gretel (with orchestra), which Junior Programs occasionally sends on tour...