Word: squads
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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During the last war, Albion went to work writing the administrative history of the Navy, "following in Sam Morison's wake, a usual." Albion covered 50,000 miles, interviewed Admirals by their West Indian swimming pools, accumulated a squad of Wave secretaries, and filled 120 typescript volumes. He found the heat of Washington uncondusive to the writing up of all this material, however, and talked the Navy into moving the Waves up to his home city of Portland, Me. The stimulation of the salt air increased his productivity considerably and he shortly expects to bring out the first...
Jaakke Mikkola's cross-country squad, however, despite a recent history of defeat plled on defeat, continues to roll on. Well over the required 12 men need to filed a team are working out every afternoon for the varsity, and an even larger number is on hand to swell the freshman ranks...
Dave Gregory, last year's freshman captain, is the number one Crimson hope. Grogery has paced the team in both its meets so far, leading it to victory over Holy Cross in last week's triangular meet that included Rhode Island State's overpowering squad. Owen Edmonds, another sophomore, carries a large lead of responsibility, according to Coach Mikkola. Dave Calrns and John Panky also appear vitally necessary for the Crimson, as de Dick White and Captain Joe Leeming...
...rushing department fullback Paul Shafer has been Coach Art Valpey's most consistent runner, carrying the ball 46 times for 138 yards, or three yards a try. Bill Healey, third string wingback behind Hal Moffie and Johnny White, has the highest average on the squad. He has taken the ball only three times and picked up 21 yards...
...also had high praise for the work of the Big Green's ends, Dave Beeman and Tom Rowe. (Beeman, at 6 ft., 5 in., is the biggest man on the squad). "They catch a lot of passes--and Clayton is a very fine passer...