Word: nick
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second round default Charlie D'Autremont won over Bill Stedman '41 of the 165 pounders to face Bobby Green in the finals who defeated Doug McLeod '39. Nick Mellon '39 in the 175 pound class lost a decision to Eb Cobb who then advanced to the finals to face Tucky Burr. The latter then shaded Paul Fields...
...Endicott ("Peabo") Peabody, 81, founder and rector of Groton, snootiest preparatory school in the U. S., can nick many a big name (Roosevelt, Morgan, Whitney) with a headmaster's holy right. A notoriously hardy perennial, as he left 70 further behind "Peabo" was fond of saying that his successor had not yet been weaned. But last week, his health robust as ever, he announced his inevitable retirement-in June...
...band's performance can be obtained. However, this reviewer heard the rehearsals in New York and thought that it showed signs of being a really great organization. Charley Spivak, formerly Bob Crosby's ace trumpet man, Ernic Cacares, whose sax playing aroused so much comment in New York at Nick's, and Allan Reuss, formerly with Goodman (guitar) are all playing with the band. And Mr. Teagarden himself, known to the trade as "Big Gate," is going to lead the four man trombone section. Jack was playing hot trombone when Tommy Dorsey was playing licks on a milk bottle. Listen...
...California racing fans, impatiently awaiting the opening of Santa Anita on the last day of the year, the Adams v. Longden rivalry was particularly exciting. Although neither jockey is as well known nationally as Eddie Arcaro, generally considered the best rider in the country, or Nick Wall. No. 1 money winner of the year (some $400.000 for his employers), Johnny Longden and Johnny Adams are great favorites on the West Coast...
...Nick Mellen '39, 175-pound Varsity guard on the 1938 football team, was picked for one of the guard positions on the All-East Team published yesterday in the Boston Evening Transcript. The article described Mellen as a fast charger and as especially valuable in the running guard duties...