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...Dewey in a walkaway. Withoutlifting a finger, without once giving to the men from Maine to Oregon the sign they asked for, Governor Thomas E. Dewey became Candidate Dewey, G.O.P. nominee for the Presidency...
...Colonus, a 25-to-1 shot ridden by a 17-year-old jockey: the Melbourne Cup, Australia's No. 1 horse race; finishing seven lengths ahead of Phocion and Heart's Desire, both 50-to-1 shots; at Flemington, near Melbourne, Australia. It was the widest walkaway in 70 years, the slowest race (3:33¼ for two miles) in 50 years. Instead of the usual gold cup, Colonus' owner received $650 in war bonds...
...game will not be a walkaway for the Varsity, because two of its best players, Bill Ierardi and Ed Edmunds, are still suffering from injuries received on the recent spring trip. The Yardlings, although they have little more than a full team, make up in quality what they lack in quantity...
...whether to put Captain Dave Ives at halfback or fullback. If he plays the former position the rear guard lacks the necessary defensive strength. The same goes for the halfbacks when Ives is at the fullback post. The last arrangement seemed the better until the serious Princeton walkaway last week, and now it is very possible that he will be moved back to his original halfback duties for the Springfield match. It all boils down to this: with one more strong fullback, Coach Carr would be sitting on top of the world...
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