Word: talents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Harvard had two dance bands of its own. One of these played under the name of Russ Randolph, having reference to the western half of Adams House. As a matter of fact the Plympton-Bow Street area of those days was a New Orleans in microcosm, swarming with musical talent, and so it is no wonder that when the two groups merged the result was christened the Gold Coast Orchestra...
Basketball manager Bon Wilson sat on the sidelines on the top floor of the Blockhouse yesterday jotting down everything that was happening in the daily intra-squad scrimmage. "With all that talent, I don't see why shouldn't really go this year," he reasoned. "I'm convinced we've got a much better squad this year, and I think there'll be a lot more teamwork between the players...
...least bear it. When once asked who he thought was the greatest football coach, Rockne winked and said: "Modesty forbids . . but I'll tell you who the two greatest coaches are and one of them is . . ." To win consistently and get away with it nowadays requires the talent of a diplomat as well as that of a coach. Leahy has one but not the other...
Getting beaten by a Leahy-coached team, rival coaches say, is as unpleasant as going through a meatgrinder. His great weakness as a coach lies in his aloofness. He is a superb organizer, a wonderful tactician, has a talent for inspiring great spirit in his players, who respect him but don't love...
...Frank Culling Albert is easily the most spectacular T-quarterback going, and possibly the brainiest (chief rival: Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears). Frankie is light (170 lbs.) and fast, and constantly working at what he considers his great talent: ball handling. Even in practice, he constantly asks his teammates whether they could see the ball on that last play. After one game, he asked the radio announcer how often he fooled...