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Outstanding booter for the Crimson is Howie Mendel, fast left outside, a "finished player," and now high-scorer in the League. He has what Carr describes as "educated feet and scientific handling of the ball," and it is his left flank which is the mainstay of the forward line. On the other side Captain Johanson leads a fast running attack. Besides being second in scoring ability, he is the team's best trapper and header...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

...first year along the Charles. Last spring, about two weeks before the Yale meet, Simboli took his first visible interest in Harvard track when he turned up and started running. He was nursed along then, did a little work during the summer, and now he is a mainstay among the "first five" of the harriers, as his third in the Holy Cross meet last Friday will show...

Author: By Caleb Foote, | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/1/1938 | See Source »

...Jean Arthur. More important than all these is the simple fact that in his 17 years in the cinema industry, Frank Capra has an almost unparalleled record of having turned out only one real flop. On the strength of this record he is regarded not only as the mainstay of his company but as the top director of his industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Columbia's Gem | 8/8/1938 | See Source »

After losing the Virginia game 7-4 on the spring trip, Ingalls, Varsity mound mainstay for two years, developed a sore arm, which has kept him inactive to date. In practice yesterday the big righthander gave evidence that his layoff has in no way affected his speed or control on the rubber...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ED INGALLS ON MOUND TODAY AGAINST TIGERS | 4/30/1938 | See Source »

...Crimson mound staff, on the other hand, has far from lived up to pre-season expectations. Ed Ingalls, for two years the mainstay of the Mitchell string, has yet to make a starting appearance on the slab. In addition to his old complaint, a trick knee, the veteran righthander has been bothered by a sore...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pitching Is Major Weakness of Second Place Crimson Nine---Ingalls Inactive | 4/26/1938 | See Source »

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