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...Turk Broder, star defenseman of the freshman lacrosse teau, was struck in the eye with a ball in the closing minutes of practice yesterday, and will be out of action indefinitely. He was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital, where his condition was described as good. The Yardlings play Tufts at Medford at 3 p.m. today, and meet Tabor, Broder's old team, on the Business School field tomorrow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Broder Hurt; '53 Ten Faces Tufts | 4/18/1950 | See Source »

...England Turk Broder and speedy Rog Martin will definitely play defense, with Ted Sexton, one of Whitney's beginners a probable starter, provided he recovers from a strained muscle incurred in New York Sunday night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Lacrosse: Parking Lot Practice | 4/11/1950 | See Source »

...Adolphe, who afterwards taught young Raymond Westerling in Istanbul's French Catholic St. Joseph school, recalled that he was "a mild, well-mannered, moon-faced little boy." Raymond's later development was not what Frére Adolphe might have expected: he became the notorious "Turk" Westerling, a reckless, ruthless professional soldier and a fanatical Moslem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: A Mild Little Boy | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

...November, with his club floundering badly it became necessary for dapper little Conny Smythe to throw his weight (165 Ibs.) around. Like Little Lord Fauntleroy gone amuck, he lit into his blubbery, 197-lb. goalie, Turk Broda, and ordered him to melt down to 190, or else. He benched Broda, threatened to bench four others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Operation Blue Chip | 2/27/1950 | See Source »

...Lake Success, an Indonesian spokesman charged that the Dutch were partially responsible for Westerling's raids. The Dutch stoutly denied the charges. Meanwhile, Turk Westerling blandly predicted that a new civil war was about to break out in West Java, from which he would emerge the winner. This was unlikely, but Westerling's bands could fan the dying embers of Indonesia-Dutch resentment and suspicion. First task of the U.S.I, army would be to finish off Turk Westerling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Fly | 2/6/1950 | See Source »

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