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Five years in the South African Air Force changed him from a 1 20-pounder to a heavy-jowled 180, and mellowed him a bit. When he arrived in the U.S. last April, galleries were impressed with his jaunty plus fours, his cheery smile, the way he tipped his cap to applause. Even more impressively, he won four of his first six tournaments against the best U.S. pros (TIME, June 9). Former U.S. Open Champion Lawson Little said ruefully: "He hasn't anything on anybody over here except concentration . .-. and he's the finest putter who ever putted...
...stroke in the number one shell, Bolles had Frank Cunningham, a 1942 150-pounder with a barrel chest and slim hips, who yesterday was chosen, along with number five, Jud Gale, for a Seattle sportswriter's all-star crew. Cunningham led the Crimson to victories at Annapolis, Princeton, and the Thames, besides at Lake Washington, which gives the Varsity an unofficial national championship...
...boat for three days, Jany, an accountant in the swimming off-season, did a little exhibition swimming last week at the Easterns in New Haven when he ripped off a 51-second hundred and a 50-yard freestyle in well under 23 seconds. The six foot two-inch, 210-pounder is at present staying at Lowell with John Watkins, captain of the swimming team, and will train in the Block-house pool till he leaves for Ohio Saturday...
Harvard's other hopes lie with 136-pounder Frank Trinkle and Captain Don Louria at 165. Both experienced men who have hot-and-cold days, Trinkle is in a class where competition is relatively weak this year while Louria is in one of the better weights. Louria has lost to two men in the tournament; Trinkle, three...
...tourney and will do well to win one round while Phil Busby at 128 also is in a power-laden weight. Busby has been out most of the season with injured ribs. Jim Howard, replacing injured Bib Claflin, will represent the Crimson. Boston had still not picked his 121-pounder last night, and whoever does wrestle will probably be a sacrificial lamb...