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Calvo, a real rock of a junior, shows marked ability to pass while running in either direction. His targets may be any of the backs--all fast--including reserve halfback Billy Scazzero; or he may flip to the likes of Captain Vic Pujo (from Lynn) and Dick Cliggott, the starting ends...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Cornell's Eleven Has it All | 10/13/1951 | See Source »

With two-thirds of his paper team up the chimney, non-playing captain Frank Shields now has a squad that might well have its hands full with little Sweden in the interzone final. Remaining members: Savitt; Vic Seixas, who lost the U.S. championship to Australia's Frank Sedgman in straight sets; Budge Patty, who has never regained the touch that made him 1950 Wimbledon champion; and Hamilton Richardson, 18-year-old former junior champion. Shields says he has one hope left: the chance of the Navy's transferring Trabert to Australia for temporary duty just at Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Up in Smoke | 10/8/1951 | See Source »

...Davis Cupper Ted Schroeder, 30, the Pacific Coast tennis championship; in Berkeley, Calif. Schroeder, still showing some of the slashing form that has won him six of eight Davis Cup matches, whipped Philadelphia's Vic Seixas, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, in the final. U.S. Davis Cup hopes received an expected blow when 20-year-old Tony Trabert, national clay court champion, was forced to default a doubles match and report for duty with the Navy. ¶The University of Texas football team, eleventh in the pre-season rankings, over seventh-ranked Kentucky, 7-6; in Austin. Other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won | 10/1/1951 | See Source »

...experienced line. Every starter is a letterman with the exception of 200-pound sophomore tackle Mike Cooney, a strongman who teams perfectly with the other tackle, "Jack the Giant" Feltch, a frail 230-pounder. Behind these, the Crusaders have three letter-winners, including such familiar and effective operators as Vic Rimkus and Tony Staryzinski...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Once Weak Crusaders Begin Promising Year | 9/29/1951 | See Source »

Next day Sedgman warmed up for a game or two, tried Seixas out, then cut loose with a well-rounded attack that collapsed Vic's defense and rolled him up, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, in 48 minutes, one less than for Larsen. Said Sedgman, with massive understatement: "I've been playing pretty well in this tournament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Forest Hills Finale | 9/17/1951 | See Source »

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