Word: swede
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...notoriously weak early in the season, Tesreau has done everything but insert the managers into the starting lineup. He has shifted George Hanna, regular left fielder for the past two seasons, to third base. Joe Cottone, who has played third and first, is now at left field. Osmo "Swede" Linden, previously stationed at third, is now at first. Johnny Lendo, previously a member of the Dartmouth pitching staff, now fills in at short against left handed pitchers...
...Swede Linden, a converted outfielder, is holding forth at first at present, and inexperienced Sophomore Jack Orr, who didn't even play Freshmen ball, is at the keystone sack. Weak-hitting Ev Woodman has the call at short, and footballer Cottone is at third. Behind the bat the Indians have no worries when Captain Joe Urban is operating, but capable reserve backstops are scarce in Hanover...
...cockpit, served as a commercial pilot in Sweden, offered to make Sweden a present of a new, fully-equipped air-ambulance worth 450,000 crowns ($108,000). The plane was to be named for Göring's dead first wife Karin, sister of the wife of a Swede named Dr. Nils Silfversköld (Silver Shield...
...Swede) Broberg was a unanimous choice at one forward position, and Joe Batchelder and Bob MacLeod walked off with the two guard posts. Giles (Scof) Scofield, Princeton Captain and center, and Jim Bennett, Cornell's Sophomore forward, were the other first team members selected by the mentors...
...would be hard to find three more dissimilar business associates than Bror Dahlberg, Walter S. Mack Jr. and Wallace Groves. Mr. Dahlberg is a smoothfaced, vigorous Swede of 58 who collects Napoleonana, has an ornate office almost as big as Hitler's, runs his business with cosmic scope. Mr. Mack is a relaxed Harvardman with intense blue eyes and nonchalance about money; he likes to consider himself a sort of clinicist for big business. Mr. Groves is a bald, shy Southerner whose financial talents have earned him several million dollars, a reputation as "silent man of Wall Street...