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After a World War I stint in the Navy (he enlisted as a 2nd class cook, ended up a special agent for the War Trade Board), Weinberg became a securities trader. In seven years he had enough money ($104,000) to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, in 1927 became a partner in Goldman, Sachs. As Weinberg's fame as a shrewd judge of stocks and men spread through the Street, so did his influence. He became director of more than a dozen corporations, including such giants as Sears, Roebuck, B. F. Goodrich, Cluett, Peabody, Continental...
Left fielder Joes Sangiolo slapped Ward's first eight inning pitch over second base for a clean single to spoil the perfect stint. The tall sophomore right-hander had less control than usual, walking four, hitting one batter, and striking out only three over the route...
Eleven out of 80. Last week, Danny stood up in a Y.M.C.A. auditorium in Manhattan and told what had happened to him during his last stint at Lexington, and how this might help other victims. Danny had started listening to members of Alcoholics Anonymous. "It seemed religious," he says, "and like most addicts I didn't care anything about God. It might work for those drunks but not for us. But after a while I began to feel that this group had the answer." Danny studied the A.A. code, saw how it could be applied to discharged dope victims...
...Ward started for Harvard for the second time in four days and combined a five-hit stint with ten strikeouts. Ward was sufficiently erratic in the first and sixth innings to let in five West Point runs on three hits...
...individual stars. Goalie Syd Clark played the best contest of his career, making six crucial saves in the tight first period and performing almost flawlessly on his clears. Captain Rick Hudner played his usual masterful play-making game, picking up six assists and one goal for his 60-minute stint on the attack...