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Sixteen years ago, a young (26), up & coming golf pro named Sam Snead defeated Old Pro Gene Sarazen in the first Goodall Round Robin golf tournament. Snead, a prodigious hitter, beat the old pro in a tight play-off for the title. Last week, on Long Island's Meadowbrook course, Snead, now an old pro himself, made certain that no young upstarts got within hailing distance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweet Swinging | 5/24/1954 | See Source »

...Green Feather movement started at the University of Indiana early this spring when a textbook commissioner tried to ban "Robin Hood" as subversive. A group of people adopted the green feather of Robin Hood as their symbol and soon attempted to bust McCarthy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Green Feather' Asks Recognition | 5/21/1954 | See Source »

...movement is a part of a nation-wide effort started at the University of Indiana when a textbook commissioner there stated that she thought the book "Robin Hood" should be banned from the schools. Her reason was that "Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and that's Communism...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Green Feather Group To Fight McCarthyism Will Start Here Soon | 5/11/1954 | See Source »

National directives advocate writing of letters to congressmen and arousing organized interest in opposition to McCarthy. Utilizing the Robin Hood theme, the "Merry Men" behind the movement will wear anti-McCarthy buttons with green feathers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Green Feather Group To Fight McCarthyism Will Start Here Soon | 5/11/1954 | See Source »

High man for the Crimson was Larry Boies, who scored four tries worth three points apiece. Jorge Hardoy, Robin Homet, and ex-football captain John Nichols each contributed one, as the Barbarians had difficulty with their tackling. The remainder of the scoring came on penalty goals by Bill Frate and Woody Simpson and conversions by Frate, Simpson, and Joe Conzelman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Rugby Team Beats Montreal, 33-0 | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

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