Word: valpey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ravreby, fresh back from Art Valpey's refresher course, is the Crimson hope in the javelin, the shot and the discus. He is reported to be tight (muscularly), however, and he still suffers from an arm injury sustained in football practice...
...Arthur Valpey estimated Monday afternoon that but five new men, could make positions on the first three varsity teams this fall. Transfer students Al Wilson and Joe Bush are top contenders for the open positions, as are freshmen Fred Ravreby, Tom Ossman, Bobby Ray, and sophomores Carl Bottenfield, Johnny West, and Johnny White...
When the question was put to Valpey, Art stated that he was definitely impressed with Loewenstein and could probably use him for spot work next fall. Of course, if Cal should report on September 1 weighing, say, 165, it might be an altogether different story...
Phase Two of Arthur Valpey's after lunch discussion was an evaluation of Ivy League football in 1949. Art, of course, couched his statements with the reservation that they were only personal opinion. This department can only comment on the subject to the effect that if anybody is qualified to speak on Ivy League football, it is Art Valpey...
Another noteworthy right end is Al Wilson, a transfer from Southern California, six three and 210 pounds. Wilson slipped into Harvard unnoticed by the coaches because he wanted to get a Ph.D. in German. He was discovered by a member of the German Department and referred to Valpey. This is the only case of its kind in Harvard history, we suspect...