Word: unproven
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Connie Mack's Athletics and managed the Red Sox in 1917, last night bewailed the fact that four of his stars are ineligible to compete this year because they have signed contracts with major league clubs. As a result, Barry has had to construct a team largely out of unproven sophomores, who so far have not shown any great ability. His two remaining seniors, pitchers Bob DeFino and Jim Perina, are both excellent players. However, Barry has slated George Malonowski to hurl today. A sophomore, he may provide the Crimson with a fine opportunity to fatten its batting marks...
Felipe Alou, 23, went to the San Francisco Giants as a slick fielder but an unproven hitter. This season the graceful right-handed hitter from the Dominican Republic actually outdid the incomparable Willie Mays in the early going, hit a fat .377, slugged four homers in his first 13 games. Says Alou happily: "I learn how to snap...
Time, then, will be the important factor before attempting any judgment of this year's varsity. Unproven sophomores, some glaring weaknesses, a strong Ivy League: all these factors render the future of varsity hockey, '58-'59 style, very hard to predict...
...Advance Research Projects Agency, thinks that as little as 200,000 Ibs. might be enough. German-born Dr. Walter R. Dornberger, of Bell Aircraft Corp., compromises for 440,000 Ibs. This is not far above the thrust (360,000 Ibs.) of the Air Force's still unproven Atlas and Titan missiles...
Coach Norm Shepard, whose main worry to date has been an unproven pitching staff, will start righthander Dave Brigham on the mound against the Jumbos. Brigham turned in some good pitching on the recent southern trip and worked well in several relief jobs last season, but never reached top form as a starter...