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Certainly with respect to the hated D.I., long noted for torturing and abusing recruits in the guise of "building men," reform has been slow in coming -as Bubba McClure learned too late. A born loser and high school dropout from Lufkin, Texas, McClure had been rejected by the Army and Air Force before he somehow passed the Armed Forces Qualification Test in San Antonio, after failing it in Lufkin. Sent last year to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, he was quickly tagged a "problem recruit" and assigned to a "motivation" platoon. When he defied orders to participate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: The Corps on Trial | 7/12/1976 | See Source »

Yale, on the other hand, is not so lucky. Former Eli mentor Paul Lufkin has left Taylor with only two teams and a varsity squad that has amassed a 2-41-1 record the past two campaigns...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Taylor Decides to Leave Cambridge; Will Coach Yale Varsity Next Season | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

Initially, Taylor will have to work with what talent he has inherited from Lufkin, a group that has gotten into a "losing frame of mind." That is just the first hurdle...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Taylor Decides to Leave Cambridge; Will Coach Yale Varsity Next Season | 4/12/1976 | See Source »

Toomey, like Crowe, Crocker, Lufkin and Semler, does not see the addition of freshmen to his squad as the answer to all his problems. Cornell and Harvard are still considered to be the favorites. After all, they too have the option of skating freshmen. "The teams that are strong continue to be strong and the weak ones continue to be weak." Lufkin, winless so far this season, sighed...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Freshman Skaters Take to Ivy Ice This Season | 12/6/1975 | See Source »

...Yale, it looks like another long season for Lufkin and company. "I feel sorry for Lufkin," Crocker said...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Freshman Skaters Take to Ivy Ice This Season | 12/6/1975 | See Source »

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