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...captain Pete Fuller rate as sure decision winners, but Princeton will take 128 by default and the Tigerace Russ Randall rates a good edge over Jim Conant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strong Princeton Squad Will Test Crimson Matmen | 2/28/1948 | See Source »

...burial ground, behind an icon; in their hands was placed a piece of paper with a prayer for the repose of their souls. This prompted an early Moscow correspondent, who had discovered that there was less freedom of movement in Moscow than anywhere in Europe, to report: "The Russ, when he dies, hath his passport to St. Nicolas buried with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: The Third Rome | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

...that he had his heart set on winning one more pennant (his tenth) before he quits. The A's undoubtedly won't make it this year, but at least they are acting as if they cared. They have pretty good pitching (Phil Marchildon, Dick Fowler, Bob Savage, Russ Christopher), mediocre fielding, and almost the weakest hitting in the league (Outfielder Barney McCoskey is the only .300 hitter). What can't be measured statistically is their hustle, a lot of it contributed by Rookie Ferris Fain and Shortstop Eddie Joost. One day recently, Star Pitcher Marchildon was being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gracious! Fourth Place | 8/4/1947 | See Source »

That sum might soon be sundae-money to Vic Damone. Like Crooners Sinatra, Perry Como and the late Russ Columbo, Vic is of Italian descent-and he managed to be born & bred in Brooklyn. He has shrewd management and the shyest little catty-cornered grin that ever melted the lipstick off a teenager. He also has a full, lyrical baritone, trimmed with a sense of phrase that Sinatra might envy if it were not so much like his own. Says Vic: "I try to tell a story. I never sing a song the same way twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Da Moan | 7/21/1947 | See Source »

Yardling Hugh Smith and crewman Temple Morgan topped the evening's card, and, in an excellent boxing exhibition, Morgan outpointed the Carolinian to annex the 165-pound crown. Wigglesworth's 135-pound Russ Bath and John Dwyer of Thayer raced through three fast rounds, with wily, polished-looking Bath taking the honors...

Author: By Alexander C. Hozgland jr., | Title: One-Armed Boxer Wins 155 Pound Title Match by TKO | 3/28/1947 | See Source »

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