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Three men will gain their University boxing titles unopposed. Ruse Bath is the only entrant at 125 pounds, Charley Weiss the lone fighter at 130, and Fred Ravreby the only heavyweight. Weiss, boxing for Kirkland, won the College title in the House tournament, and Ravreby has already annexed the freshman heavyweight title...
...Mexicali Ruse. In any case, as the committee knew beforehand, neither Mrs. Roosevelt nor anybody else on its "prominent persons" list had actually been of any help to Eisler. He got into the U.S. late in 1939 on a visa obtained from a "sleepy" consul at Mexicali, Mexico. The consul, Wyllis Myers, whom the committee did not bother to subpoena, issued the visa without bothering to check his files on Eisler...
Hummon hollered like a bull in fly time. "The Rome case was brought as a ruse by agreement between all parties to it," he said. "I am informed that as soon as the case was presented to him the judge reached into his pocket and pulled out an opinion he had already written...
...Trojanowski's former spot at fullback will be rugged Bill Mole, a 205-pound bruiser who is expected to handle the Connecticut punting duties. Albie Jorgenson, son of he president of the University of Connecticut, and co-captain of the squad, is the probable starter at quarterback, with Ruse Hunter or Charley Revelli at wingback. All five backs mentioned are returning lettermen, and there are at least three good passers among the quintet...
...league in interceptions, with six. He has place-kicked 29 out of 31 attempted conversions. His favorite play is the "bootlegger": Waterfield simply fakes to other backs, then pulls some fast sleight-of-hand and swings out around end, literally hiding the ball behind his back. This sandlot ruse has made four opponents look sick...