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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Broadway Star Mary (South Pacific) Martin, topped by a haircut that resembles a scrap of Persian lamb, stole the show at a Manhattan benefit for an animal hospital. Though her own dog was home sick, she picked up a perfect understudy-Coky, a miniature French poodle with a hairdo to match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Nov. 7, 1949 | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

Undefeated Andover, which has a habit of playing tie games, was an almost perfect match for Poley Guyda's Yardlings. The Blue's halfback line consistently beat a faltering Crimson offense to the ball. As the result, the final outcome was a replica of last year's 9 to 0 tie between the two teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '52 Soccer Team, Andover, Tie 0-0 | 11/6/1949 | See Source »

...students will claim that the facilities afforded by the clubs are inadequate, or easily replaceable under any other setup. There is, unfortunately, a large percentage which goes to the extreme of terming the system perfect...

Author: By Gene R. Kearney, | Title: Princeton Clubs Divided on Proposal to Open Membership to 100 Percent of Upper Classes | 11/5/1949 | See Source »

Last week the freshmen lost at Andover and the varsity lost to the University of Massachusetts, leaving the victory over Holy Cross as the only flaw in an otherwise perfect season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jaakko Faces Princeton, Eli Teams Today | 11/4/1949 | See Source »

Jalopy racing is not to be confused with stock car racing. The chief difference between them is that in stock car competition a driver can "soup up" his engine or install a racing engine, while the jalopy man man can only make sure that his engine is in perfect working order. Most of the cars are Ford Coupes; 1940 is the latest model permitted and they go all the way down to around...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 11/3/1949 | See Source »

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