Word: tomboys
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...champion handicap horse of 1944 is a flop-eared tomboy that her friends call Susie. Many consider her the greatest filly ever to race in the U.S. Says Calumet Farm's Trainer Ben Jones: "Next to Whirlaway, this is the best horse I ever trained. She's so much better than Lawrin and Pensive [both Kentucky Derby winners]. So much, really." Last week at Baltimore, racing under her official program name, Twilight Tear, she made a rompaway of the winner-take-all ($25,000) Pimlico Special. It was her 14th win in 17 tries this year, and brought...
Model Upbringing. When Wrigley thought up the Girls League last year, he was dead set on having it feminine as well as female. Screening out tomboy candi dates, he hired Beautician Helena Rubin stein to give the survivors chic. But she never quite succeeded...
...coach, Al Nichelini (a former St. Mary's All-America) . . . moaned "I'll never live it down that a woman beat me. The sooner the Army calls me, the better." . . . Pauline is a graduate of the University of California ('36), majoring in physical education, and no tomboy either...
Farm-raised Pauline, who majored in physical education at Penn State ('42) and was badminton champion of the college, is no tomboy. Softspoken, modest, Pauline was prompted to step into her mannish role because she likes kids and knew what a letdown a football-less fall would be for them. Salina's grownups were pleased enough at being put on the map, but were somewhat skeptical of Pauline's prospects...
They sing in harmony which is not merely close but adhesive. Tall, dark La-Verne, 25, is a sort of baritone, and the one who worries about getting places on time. Tomboy Maxene, 23, a soprano of sorts, handles the Andrews checkbook. Blonde, merry Patty, 22, likes to clown, says: "I'm happy because I got no brains. Say, I don't know from nothing...