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Springfield is in the New England Lacrosse League, as are Williams and Yale, the remaining one-two punch for the Varsity. So far the team's record in NELL play is three and one--wins over MIT, New Hampshire, and Tufts; and a loss, alas to Dartmouth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Ten To Do Battle At Springfield | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

This looks fine, but considered in terms of the NELL itself which is rather 5like the American League-half good and half miserable--it means little. The coming three games, with teams that rate about even with the Varsity, will be the test of Bruce Munro's team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Ten To Do Battle At Springfield | 5/14/1949 | See Source »

That year the Dutch girls made al most a clean sweep of swimming, winning every race but the 200-meter breaststroke, which Japan took. This time the Dutch have the world's No. 1 breaststroke swimmer, chubby Nell van Vliet. But San Francisco's pretty Ann Curtis is supposed to be the best freestyler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: LADIES' DAY | 8/2/1948 | See Source »

...told the committee I would play only on the center court. I'm the defending champion and I don't see why I can't play on the center court . . ." Just to show them, Pat flounced out of the stadium. France's Mme. Nell Landry promptly claimed and got a victory by forfeit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Uncourtly Manners | 6/7/1948 | See Source »

...good as Nell is (next summer's Olympic breaststroke crown is practically hers for the taking), her speed, of course, doesn't compare with that of a good man breaststroke swimmer. In New Haven last week, where the men's A.A.U. swimming championships were held, blond Joe Verdeur of La Salle College became a hero for the second week running. He came butterflying and frog-kicking down the final lap of the 220-yard breaststroke race to win. His time of 2:30.5 (compared to Miss Van Vliet's 2:51 at Daytona Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wrong by Nell? | 4/12/1948 | See Source »

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