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...William T. Brown, who died recently. Gerould started selling Spalding's sporting goods the year he graduated from Cornell ('21), worked up through accounting to a vice presidency in 1937. An enthusiastic golfer, he gets a handicap of 14 when he plays Spalding's stable of pros, but is beaten "rather frequently" by his wife...
...view among U.S. historians leaves him with low marks for political candor and loyalty, high scores for arrogance and dissimulation. Pratt's Stanton is not apt to change the historians' minds overnight, but he has written a spirited, readable defense of his man that should leave the pros and the antis agreeing on at least one thing: stout Unionist Stanton was a whale of a Secretary of War, who probably did as much as any one man to bring about Union victory...
...progressives,"as these were called, almost always squealed on their mates. Some of the "rats" or "cheese-eaters" who gave information to the Communists were not "pros"; they tattled for extra food, extra cigarettes. Said one pfc.: "If you insulted a cheese-eater or a pro, you'd be hurtin...
...small number of progressives-seven from one camp-were staying with the Communists. Most of the "pros" coming back appeared to be confused rather than dedicated men. Said an English medic captured with the Gloucesters: "Yesterday I knew the answers. Today I'm all mixed up. I read that pamphlet they gave us at Panmunjom-you know, the one that gives the aims of the U.N. Gentlemen, I've got a lot of thinking to do in the next few weeks...
...stars. Perennial Tam favorite: this year's All-America Winner Lloyd Mangrum, Tam's pro (and May's pet golfer ever since Mangrum won $300 from him by shooting a birdie on a 100-to-1 bet). Other leading players: Amateur Frank Stranahan, Pros Julius Boros, Lew Worsham...