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...might, with a little luck, become the first man to win a U.S. championship at both tennis and golf. With an elegant, easy swing similar to that of famed Francis Ouimet, Vines shot a 72 in the first round. It was not the best score of the day (bespectacled Skip Alexander of North Carolina turned in 67). But it was better than that posted by Defending Champion Dick Chapman, 1939 Champion Marvin ("Bud") Ward, onetime British Amateur Champion Charley Yates (now a U.S. Army private) and onetime U.S. Open and Amateur Champion Johnny Goodman, the pride of Omaha...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Putts and Butts | 9/8/1941 | See Source »

Congratulations on publishing Mr. Lippmann's and Mr. Kent's comments on our present need for leadership in TIME, April 28. By so doing TIME has again noticed a vital skip in the pulse of the general welfare of our nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 19, 1941 | 5/19/1941 | See Source »

With all its other worries, the U.S. Department of State last week was worried about the answer to two questions: Where in the world was Baron Franz von Werra? Who had helped him to skip the U.S., jump his $15,000 Federal bond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Escape Artist | 5/12/1941 | See Source »

...first-string backfield ravaged by graduation and the draft and his coaching staff riddled by the loss of "Skip" Stahley and Wes Fesler, Head Coach Dick Harlow faced a complete task of rebuilding from the bottom up as his Varsity football squad got their shoulder pads and jerseys out of the mothballs for the opening of spring practice yesterday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football Squad Opens Spring Work-Outs; Harlow Forced to Construct New Backfield | 3/18/1941 | See Source »

...Skip," interviewed Tuesday in between shots at his favorite Mt. Auburn Street Pinball emporium, seemed to show little anxiety over his new responsibilities as head mentor for the Bruins. "We'll be looking forward to that game in the stadium next November," was his first thought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STANLEY LEAVES TO TAKE UP DUTIES AS COACH AT BROWN | 3/14/1941 | See Source »

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