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Wolcott is probably the best pitcher Harvard has faced this season. Besides his tricky curve ball, he showed fine control and more than adequate speed. He even picked a man off first.

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Track Team in 4-Way Meet Today; Princeton Blanks Crimson Nine, 1-0 | 4/30/1949 | See Source »

Johnny Goldsmith is the best shortstop, and Fred Glimp is the best outfielder in intramural baseball. Both men have played on Freshman and Jayvee teams and have the ability to think fast in tricky situations that comes from experience. They aren't slouches at the plate either.

Author: By E. JOUR Otameal, | Title: Lining Them Up | 4/28/1949 | See Source »

Smith entered early this spring with a Strep throat, was issued his pajamas and water, absorbent little gray cotton slippers, and put on a three-hour penicillin schedule. His fever promptly dropped, and he, too, began to beg to get out. But Strep throats are tricky things, and Stillman care...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Circling the Square | 4/25/1949 | See Source »

He was using a putter borrowed from Ben Hogan, who was still convalescing from a near-fatal auto crash. On the last green Sam eyed a tricky, 20-foot putt, then stepped up and tapped the ball with Hogan's putter. It rolled straight.and true for a birdie, a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Master at Last | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

Self-conscious because of his youth and size, Winston hired a distinguished-looking man of 70 to go around with him as a front for his deals. Before he was 34 he had bought & sold such famous collections as Empire-Builder Collis P. Huntington's and Mining Tycoon E...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIAGE TRADE: Big Rocks | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

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