Word: seasons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Tony Lavelli, Yale's All-America 1948, 49 basketball star who turned down several pro offers in order to get on with his career as musician and composer, finally signed up with the Boston Celtics at $15,000 a season when they wrote an unusual clause into his contract: between halves he will be allowed to play his accordion for the customers...
...Hague tried for a vital fourth-quarter point after touchdown. The kick was wide, but after rival Michigan was called offside, Hague tried again and this time the ball went squarely between the goal posts. That tied the score, 7-7, and helped Ohio State finish the season as co-champions (with Michigan) of Western Conference football. It also guaranteed the Buckeyes a trip to the Rose Bowl...
...Unbeaten Oklahoma squeezed by pesky Santa Clara, the only team that beat them last season. Score: 28-21. It assured the Okies a Sugar Bowl...
...Virginia's dream of an unbeaten season ended abruptly when four passes were intercepted. Their conqueror: Tulane...
Hardest hit were the concessionaires who rent clip-on sears built especially for the stadium. It's an off season for their 1000 slats of L-shaped wood, with a cushion or two glued to the sides...