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...books at a sale for 8s., cleaned them up and hawked some of them around the second-hand shops in a sack. At day's end, Bookseller Bason had made enough profit (15s. 8d.) to convince him that a load of second-hand books and some stout burlap were all a true bookworm needed to "make a living and be free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: View from the Gutter | 1/1/1951 | See Source »

...reconsidering Ezzard's virtues last week. They included a poised defense that turned aside with glove or shoulder most of Barone's punches, a flickering left jab which, though it packed no knockout drops, did a thorough job of dulling his opponent's reflexes, and a stout right smash that put Barone away in round eleven. At 29, Ezzard Charles had a polished boxing style that was not Joe Louis', but was still mighty effective in its own way. It might be a long time before the fans saw another Louis; meanwhile, it looked as though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: All of a Sudden | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

...anyone who had seen Army's assortment of spectacular ball-carriers perform in Cambridge, it was incredible that men like Pollock, Stephenson, Pollard, Fischl, and Cain should be rendered ineffective by Navy's stout defensive line. To the Army backs, it must have been more than some what embarrassing to be stopped by a line which had yielded generous amounts of yardage to inferior offenses all season. And to the younger Blaik, Armys' quarterback, it must have been a frustrating afternoon--he was like the driver of a high powered motor car which repeatedly stalls...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Navy Won on Spirit and Excellent Defense | 12/5/1950 | See Source »

Appeal. It was the kind of solution that had a strong appeal to a large number of U.N. members, among them some nations that have long been stout U.S. allies. They stood in dread of how Soviet Russia would react if & when Douglas MacArthur drove to the Yalu River, finally stood arrayed 80 miles west of Vladivostok and 185 miles east of Port Arthur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Between Friends | 12/4/1950 | See Source »

Army furnished the team's only sophomore, Al Pollard, for fullback, although the six-foot, 190 pounder is not listed as a Cadet starter. End Dan Foldberg and center Elmer Stout were the other West Point representatives...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Puts Three On All-East Team | 12/1/1950 | See Source »

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