Word: players
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Beware also the Hunch Player; for he chooseth a horse for its initials, or because that it resembles one of his ancestors; and verily I say he will have his reward...
Opinion at the Varsity Club is that Kenary will bounce back from the operation he underwent Monday night at Peter Bent Brigham and be ready to go come next fall. "It's easy to get soft and fat after an operation like that," one player commented. "Why just during the winter layoff Jimmy went from 185 to 198 pounds. But he plays baseball out in Worcester during the summer. That'll probably get him back into shape...
Captain Sam Savidge was the only man to drop a full point to a B.U. player, a feat he accomplished by shooting an even 80. He did, however, win in the best ball play, thereby evening himself up for the afternoon. Both Sam Seagar and Bill Rickenbacher toured the links in 77 strokes...
...weight of red tape, tradition, and a rather complacent administrative system has sustained a number of anachronisms in the Athletic Association's methods of awarding sports letters. A player in a major sport gets his major "H" even if he sees only five seconds of action against Yale opponents, while an athlete in a minor sport, no matter how brilliant his record, has to be content with a small letter. And if a man in any sport does not play in his Yale contest--for whatever reasons --he has to forego his letter...
Fortunately, there is machinery provided to circumvent the administrative rigidities. Exceptions can be made to the long-standing rules through a complex system of votes by various committees. A standout player who missed his Yale game because of illness or injury can be awarded his letter. But the machinery is too involved and slow-moving; therefore, it is little used...