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Perhaps jealous of the Varsity's recent prowess, the Jayvee hockey team went on a scoring splurge of its own yesterday afternoon, drubbing the Andover sextet 10 to 2 at the Boston Skating Club rink...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jayvee Skaters Down Weak Andover 10-2 | 1/14/1943 | See Source »

...usual when foreign, small colleges invade local arenas, little is known about the prowess of the Wildcats, but no horrendous tales have come out of the north woods in regard to New Hampshire's ice ability, so it is a fairly safe assumption that Coach John Chase's cohorts will notch victory number seven...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Puckmen Battle Hampshire Wildcats in Today's Meet | 1/12/1943 | See Source »

...surprisingly enough, when Coach Earl Brown gave him a chance to show what he could do, Keene displayed enough prowess on one-handed shots with his good right hand to give him a possible chance of playing in the game with M.I.T. tomorrow night. The cast won't be off until February, but that doesn't seem to be keeping Mike down. For Brown has said that he is "almost shooting better now than he did in spring practice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Keene Plays with Wrist in Cast; Fansler Goes Foward | 12/3/1942 | See Source »

...Hermanns declared, Petain surrendered believing that French resistance was hopeless, and certain that England would immediately follow suit. In all his actions, he was backed trustfully by the people of France, blinded by the legend of his World War I prowess...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PETAIN NOT HERO, HERMANNS ASSERTS | 8/19/1942 | See Source »

...meet: the 66th annual outdoor Intercollegiate A.A.A.A. championships. The athletes: Penn State's Sprinter Barney Ewell, New York University's Miler Leslie MacMitchell, Georgetown's Shot Putter Al Blozis. With customary prowess, each of these supermen dominated his particular field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Supermen & Cripples | 6/8/1942 | See Source »

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