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Coach Mel Collard's men have bowed to the Rhode Island State Rams and the Tufts Jumbos in their first two engagements, but Leahy is liable to prove to be a tough nut to crack for Lupe Lupien and Co. The Terrier lineup packs quite a bit of offensive punch too, with third sacker John "Yama" Quinn and catcher Johnny Walker being the chief threats...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STAHL NINE MEETS BOSTON U. BATSMEN | 4/18/1939 | See Source »

...Huskies and Crusaders both have several good men, but will probably be outclassed by the Crimson. Dartmouth, despite its poor showing in the Quad meet, will be a tougher nut to crack; the Big Green has already won two outdoor meets with Peen and Virginia, and has a decided edge over Harvard in outdoor experience...

Author: By Spencer Klaw, | Title: Adverse Weather Hampers Runners; Yale Meet Nears | 4/13/1939 | See Source »

...gone down the wire, and forced a narrow opening in Mrs. Gregory's food passage, the doctor pulled them all up. For ten days he repeated the process, using larger beads each time, until finally Mrs. Gregory could gulp down a bead the size of a hickory nut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Beads to Steak | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

Steve Madey and Andy Rosenberger in the pole vault will be up against Yale's Ted Lussen, a tough nut to crack in any man's track meet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORNELL FAVORITE TO WIN TRACK MEET | 2/25/1939 | See Source »

...Newport Y.M.C.A. quintet proved to be a tougher nut to crack than it looked, and Coach Johnny Wood's charges went down to a 47 to 33 defeat before the long-range sniping of the visitors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JAYVEES DEFEATED BY Y.M.C.A. QUINT 47 TO 33 | 2/8/1939 | See Source »

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