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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Probable starting golfers will be Bill Rickenbacker in the number one spot, followed by Ozzie Keiver, Savidge, Line Kinnicutt, and Jack Denton. Rickenbacker is the best player on the links now, and is expected to be getting in the low 70's before the season...
Mauran accounted for a conversion kick before he left the game. Princeton broke the usual rugby rules by allowing Harvard to substitute a player at the beginning of the second half in place of Mauran. Coach Jim Nuland came into the game, and soon accounted for another three points by a penalty kick for goal to raise the score to 8-all. It was only then that the Harvard injuries were felt. The forwards were worn out from being pushed back by the Nassau scrum, and the backfield minus Eaton and Mauran could hardly keep up with the Princeton team...
...Nobody knew for sure just what was eating Joe McCarthy. He was still the frosty-eyed, all-seeing, silent Buddha. He sat on the bench, an empty space on either side of him, more unapproachable than ever. The only Boston player brash enough to sit near him is Ted Williams, who calls him "Mister McCarthy" with an inflection that might pass for respect but might also be a star player's impudence. The Boston sportwriters have already declared a cold war on Marse Joe because of his gruff refusal to answer questions. Said a Boston Post sportwriter...
...rehabilitation programs pays off. Take, for instance, a sophomore whose service cost him both his legs. After a year in the program, the man became a competent volleyball player, and now has developed so much skill in handball that he frequently beats program director Lloyd C. Harper...
...Thorndike and his assistants have had plenty of gratifying moments that make up for the bad ones. There's one Busy School student whose legs were so badly mangled that he couldn't walk two blocks without severe pain. He's now an expert touch football player, but he is more pleased with another accomplishment...