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...Mello, a three year letterman, has been an annual participant in the pole vault and stands a chance to pick up a third place in tonight's meet. Both Rev. Bob Richards and Don Laz, however, will be out to break the meet record with 15-foot vaults, while Mello will be aiming for 13 feet, 6 inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Enters 17 Men In K. of C. Track Meet | 1/17/1953 | See Source »

Captain Maurice Matteodo is the only letterman of the guards, sophomore Bill Klaess goes both ways at left guard. The 170 pound Matteodo is one of the fastest Bruin linemen, while 195 pound Klaess was co-caption of the freshman team that best Harvard 46 to 13 last year...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/15/1952 | See Source »

...which has given up only 88 years per game on the ground. The pass defense, however, has been more porous. All-America Captain Frank McPhee has been going both ways at end this season, but he is primarily a defensive player. At the other end, junior Harvey Mathis, a letterman, has been in a starting role...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: Tigers Forced to Rebuild Backfield; Boast Tight Defense, Veteran Line | 11/7/1952 | See Source »

...secondary, Jack Henn and Art Pitts are linebackers, Buzz Taylor and letterman Jack Newell at halfbacks, and another letterman, Ned Jannotta, is at safety. One of Coach Charley Caldwell's most difficult problems has been in finding a suitable replacement for Captain Dave Hickok, linebacker and defensive quarterback...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: Tigers Forced to Rebuild Backfield; Boast Tight Defense, Veteran Line | 11/7/1952 | See Source »

...Troy, pentathlon captain-coach, appeared to have matters well in hand. His first place in fencing, second in shooting and sixth in swimming gave him a two-point lead (9-11) over Lieut. Harlan Johnson. In third place, 15 points, was a lowly Pfc. named Thad McArthur, 23. A letterman swimmer at the University of Washington (class of '50), stocky (5 ft. 9 in., 160 Ib.) McArthur, like most able-bodied youngsters, had found himself drafted into the Army soon after graduation. His natural all-around athletic ability won him no fast promotions, but it did earn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Private First Class | 6/16/1952 | See Source »

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