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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Johnny Goodman (June 6, 1938). Goodman was an 8-to-1 favorite to win the British Amateur Golf Championship in June 1938. He never reached the quarterfinals. In the Walker Cup matches played fortnight later, Goodman lost both his matches and the U. S. lost the Walker Cup for the first time since...
Wallace Wade (Oct. 25, 1937). Undefeated but tied when Duke's Wade appeared on TIME'S cover, the Blue Devils three weeks later lost to North Carolina, 14-to-6, losing the Southern championship...
...British India steamer Sirdhana (7,745 tons) blew up last week as it left Singapore harbor. William ("The Great") Nicola, U. S. magician, lost tons of paraphernalia but he, his wife & troupe were saved. A gang of 137 Chinese deportees had to be turned loose from their prison in Sirdhana's forward hold, recaptured later. The third officer of a Japanese steamer moored nearby rushed to the rescue in a small boat. Blamed for the disaster was a recently derelict British mine, broken loose from the Singapore naval base defense field...
Harvard's outlook is far from dismal. Having lost only two early season games in what was decidedly a tough schedule, the Yardlings really hit their stride last Saturday in a 3 to 1 win over Brown. Then to top that off, they beat the Varsity 5 to 3 in their last scrimmage. The only disheartening feature is the fact that Jack Calhoun, the captain, and Bill Mayer are both troubled with leg injuries which may curtail their playing efficiency...
With Harvard receiving the punt, Macdonald ran to the 25, but two ground plays failed and then Harvard fumbled twice, and although recovering both, lost the ball on downs on their own 13. It was Yale's second break on a fumble, but four plays netted no gain and Spreyer intercepted a pass on fourth down, giving the ball to Harvard...