Word: sleeper
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been lost for more than 48 hours in the blizzard-swept Adirondacks. Oldtime airmail pilot, member of Admiral Byrd's first expedition to Antarctica, Dean Smith has never been a headline flyer, lives quietly with his wife and daughter in East Orange, N. J., flies a Condor sleeper plane between Newark and Buffalo...
Waldemar Wysocki in the 175-pound class, and Ed Whitney at 135 pounds, each took quite a beating to lose decision to Danielson and Linthicum. Henry Sherlock, 125-pounder, used agile footwork and wide hocks to win a decision over Bailley, while Don Sleeper defeated Thompson, Yale's 115-pounder after knocking him down in the second round...
...content with winning his numerals in hockey this winter, Don Sleeper is proving his versatility by taking Cunningham's place in the 115-pound division. The loss of Joe Nee necessitates shifting Wysocki up to 175 pounds and filling his place with Eddie Davis, football captain and wrestler at Milton last year, Davis boxed his first intercollegiate match against Dartmouth intramural champions two weeks ago, and put his man away with a technical knockout. Sherlock. Ellis, and Oakes will remain in their present classes, and Whitney, who showed his possibilities against Staunton, is again taking his place at 135 pounds...
...summary: HARVARD '38 B. U. '38 Weeks, Nesmith, Carstein, l.w. r.w., Fohlin, Hausen Roberts, Mechem, Sleeper, c. c., Kelley, Woodward Cutter, Pope, Emerson, r.w. l.w., Hickey, Corvelli Hicks, Russell, l.d. r.d., Chandler, Powell Allen, Eaton, r.d. l.d., Freeman, Hoar Watson, g. g., Hines...
...Roberts (4.10); Weeks (5.15); Cutter (7.40); Weeks (18.15); Roberts (18.50); Eaton (19.02). Second period: Eaton (2.11); Hausen (10.00); Hicks (18.56). Third period: Eaton (1.35); Sloeper (5.04); Fohlin (6.11); Weeks (8.50); Roberts (9.10); Roberts (15.12); Mechem (19.35); Mechem (19.50); Nesmith (19.59). Penalties--Powell (roughing); Weeks (roughing); Cutter (roughing); Roberts (roughing); Sleeper (board check); Allen (roughing); Powell (board check); Powell (tripping); Hoar (roughing); Cutter (charging); Cutter (tripping); Corvelli (roughing). Referees--Raymond and Robertson. Time--Three 20-minute periods...