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...General's qualifications are too obvious to mention. It is common knowledge that he conducted one of the great strategic military campaigns of all time. He outgeneraled and outfought the minor-league Japs like the major leaguer he is. And now, his masterly administration of beaten Japan should be enough to convince all doubters that he is a major statesman...
Haves & Have-Nots. The most optimistic of coaches was George Hunger of Pennsylvania, lone Ivy Leaguer rash enough to schedule both Army and Navy. He had a letterman line anchored on 250-lb. Tackle George Savitsky and a G.I. backfield starring ex-Air Corpsman Bob Evans, ex-Sergeant Don Schneider and ex-Army Fullback Farquahr Jones. Of Army and Navy, Coach Munger boasted: "We'll beat one of them. Wanna...
...third strike on him, and added: "You can't hit 'em without swinging at 'em, you Mississippi runt." Ott replied: "That kind of hurts me. . . . Everyone ought to know I come from Louisiana." In his 20 years with the Giants (one more than any other National Leaguer has spent with one club), his easy manner and boyish smile have been almost as effective...
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...Bunyan is Sergeant Charley Cronin. He keeps on mowing 'em down. Last week he had won 69 straight games in three years of Army pitching (including a recent victory over Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League). The Fort Lewis (Wash.) pitcher is a 30-year-old ex-minor leaguer, who won 24, lost 19 with Springfield of the Three-I League before retiring with a sore arm. The St. Louis Browns, the Cardinals and Detroit had liked his fast ball but labeled him too frail (150 lbs.) to stand the gaff. On Army beans, he has gained...