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...left field, Steve Howe, possessor of a .457 Jayvee average, will appear in place of light-hitting Jim Kenary. Howe knocked in 20 runs in 12 games for Harper's charges. Mort Dunn, captain of the Jayvees, will displace the much-injured Ernie Mannino at shortstop...

Author: By R. SCOT Leavitt, | Title: Weatherman Dampens 'Big Red' Game's Hopes | 5/22/1948 | See Source »

Prospects for a win Saturday are not exceptionally bright, but for the first time in almost a decade the Crimson swimmers seem to have a chance to topple the long-reigning Elis on their home grounds. Both squads are undefeated going into the finals, with Yale the possessor of an overwhelming scoring edge on all opponents...

Author: By Paul Sack, | Title: Green Triumphs, 59-47, Crushes Crimson Hopes | 3/10/1948 | See Source »

...juggernaut, no monster--just an eleven that without its number one runner and its best pass receiver (end Jack Roderick) looked to have mastered every part of the game and to know it. The team that beats them will have to be either that juggernaut or else the possessor of a bagful of the newest and sweetest gridiron tricks on this side of the Swanee...

Author: By J. ANTHONY Lewis, | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/15/1947 | See Source »

South Dakota. The church is the possessor of great parcels of urban real estate and, as one of the West's prime financial institutions, owns the Utah State National Bank, Zion's Savings Bank & Trust Co. and the Beneficial Life Insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UTAH: A Peculiar People | 7/21/1947 | See Source »

After his eighth piano lesson, Pierino had dumfounded his teacher by learning the minuet from Mozart's Don Giovanni in twelve minutes. An unsuspected possessor of absolute pitch, he could name any note he heard struck on the piano. In one morning, Pierino learned the first movement of Beethoven's First Symphony and shortly after conducted the entire symphony at the Rome Opera. After that came concerts in Milan, Zurich, Basel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Prodigy in Paris | 6/2/1947 | See Source »

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