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...they retreated north. The two southern colleges, nonleague, were polished and whittled by weeks of practice, while the Varsity had had only one outdoor session, and it took a couple of rounds for the Crimson combos to shift gears. They are in high now, however, according to Barnaby, and threaten their future opponents with both pair and single power...

Author: By Rubric J. Shortshot, | Title: Five Straight Victories Put Netmen Near Top | 4/28/1948 | See Source »

Leverett, the third crew so far to launch their craft on the choppy waters of the Charles, is inexperienced in comparison to the Puritans and Deacons, but may threaten the leaders by the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Crews Row In First Practice | 4/13/1948 | See Source »

...before anybody had a chance to work up a sweat, Kentucky had scored 13 points to Baylor's one. There just wasn't anything that Baylor could do about 6 ft. 7 in. Alex ("The Nose") Groza, Kentucky's star center, whose head seems to threaten the mezzanine. He sucked in rebounds like a vacuum cleaner. He was swift afoot and deadeyed. Final score: Kentucky 58, Baylor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Winning Ways | 4/5/1948 | See Source »

Bolles' next worry is opposition. "Everybody is out for us," he muses, "and we can make their season by losing to them." Navy seems to be the most likely crew in the East to threaten in this direction, with an all-veteran boat intact from last year...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Bolles Hunts Stroke as Ice Gives Way to Shells Today | 3/17/1948 | See Source »

...superb dribbler, had never looked so good. Brennan and Barnhorst had forgotten all about their ailments, and both sides had forgotten all about the Y.M.C.A. way basketball used to be played. Players exchanged scowls and heated words; the referees broke up one fist fight only to have another threaten. At one point, the referee wanted to keep an N.Y.U. player from shooting a foul until the hooting stopped; the player grabbed the ball, glared at the crowd, and sank one. In the final five minutes, harassed N.Y.U. lost its head completely. When the game ended, 51 personal fouls had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upset in the Garden | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

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