Word: knorr
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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McCurdy mentioned that much of the team's showing was a good deal of luck, an ability to take advantage of the breaks. The defection of Princeton's Rod Zwirner and Dick Knorr in the triangular meet, or of Cornell's John King in the Heps certainly did not hurt the varsity. Yet such an argument is valid only if the varsity had not had its own troubles. For had Joel Cohen, broad jumper Dave Gately, Robertson, Anderson, et al. not been injured, the varsity's power would have reached frightening proportions in comparison to its Heptagonal rivals...
...fairness it must be said that a series of bad breaks for Princeton which kept stars Rod Zwirner and Dick Knorr out of action helped the Crimson almost as much as several unexpected clutch performances. With Zwirner out, the varsity took the first three places in the two mile, while in Knorr's event, the weight, John DuMoulin and Pete Harpel took first and second...
Pete Harpel and John DuMouling figure to pick up valuable points in the weight, although Dick Knorr of Princeton throws the thing out of sight. John deKiewiet and Jack Murphy should score in the high jump...
...long as he can remember, Fred Knorr has been in love with baseball. But as a kid on the sandlots of Detroit, he broke his thumb and spent most of his time on the sidelines. Later, at Hillsdale (Mich.) College, he had to turn in his uniform and spend his spare time working for his tuition. Last week, at 42, Fred Knorr finally decided that he would never make the team. So he did the next best thing. He bought one-the Detroit Tigers...
...sports announcer who has al ready earned enough money to buy himself part of four Michigan radio stations (WKMH, WKMF, WSAM, WKHM), Fred Knorr organized an eleven-man syndicate (including Crooner Bing Crosby, who is also vice president of the Pittsburgh Pirates), bought the Tigers from the estate of the late Walter O. Briggs Sr. for $5,500,000, with a promise to keep present President Walter O. ("Spike") Briggs Jr. on the payroll as executive vice president. No one ever paid more for a major league team. (Previous record: $4,550,000, paid by Brewer August A. Busch...