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...earlier, soberer parts of the evening, the Eli spirit that might ensure such a win seemed notably absent. The game of games, in fact, seemed only to be regarded by the Blue as an excuse for a large-scale blowout. Nobody resident here appeared to be either worried or excited about the meeting in the Bowl...
...ebulliently happy that Oklahoma! brought them together (though they had known each other casually for years). Hammerstein's towering calm and Rodgers' agile dynamism nicely complement each other. Both agree that their partnership is a "perfect marriage." Rodgers, who for 25 years had worked with the late, absent-minded Lorenz Hart, is continually amazed by Hammerstein's punctualness (says a friend: "He is the only man I know who can tell you where he will be next August third...
...Kenary, ace passer and left halfback, will definitely not play. Neither will guard Nick Rodis or end Stretch Mazzone. The availability of center Chuck Glynn is doubtful, but guard Emil Drvaric and end Bob Kennedy, both absent since the Western Maryland game, will definitely return to action Saturday. The doctors added that Chip Gannon is all right and can engage in contact work...
Fallen Angel. In Seattle, absent-minded John P. Angel drove his car into a service station, stepped out, discovered too late that he was eight feet aloft on a grease rack...
...supposed financial efficiency move last spring, the VA announced that daily attendance records should be kept for veterans studying with government aid, that colleges should report when a veteran has been absent for five days, and that a total of class cuts be sent in at the end of every term...