Word: veteran
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...retired naval officer of some 43 years of service and a veteran of amphibious warfare from Guadalcanal to the occupation of Japan, I dust off and don my uniform cap to salute you on your Nov. 24 article on General Lemuel Shepherd...
Down at Walter Brown's Ice Palace Crimson varsity hockey adherents are more than hopeful. They are confident. Even Coach Cooney Weiland predicts a "considerable improvement over last year" for his varsity pucksters. When a veteran like Weiland goes out on a limb, things must look rosy...
...principal reason for such high hopes is the fact that a raft of fine sophomores (last year's Yardlings had a 15-1-1 record) has given the varsity much-needed depth to go with its veteran performers. At that the team lost only five regulars by graduation last spring, so it has a lot of experienced talent as well...
...only line Weiland doesn't need to worry about is his veteran first-string. Amory Hubbard (28 points last season), captain and center Walt Greeley (26 points) and George Chase make up this first aggregation. They are better than ever, Weiland reports, and Chase is greatly improved. Ace playmaker Greeley, along with Wood and Bray, is the hardest worker on the squad he says. "They're really barging in and digging out the puck this season...
...third line is still undecided. Veteran Jim Colt is out with a pulled muscle, but Weiland has sophomores Frank Mahoney, Scott Cooledge, and Jack Kelley, along with senior Dave Harvey to choose from, so when Wood, Clasby, and Colt return, he should have no trouble turning up with a strong trio...