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Then came the draft! A lot of us were called. Frankly, we weren't enthusiastic about going, but we're patriotic Americans and we went . . . and smiled while we did it, too. Our $2,000 to $4,000 a year dwindled to $21 a month-$252 a year, but we're still not kicking...
...called for a secretary, one of his three confidential secretaries-Frau Wolf, Frau Schroeder or Frau Daranowsky-and began to dictate. When the draft was brought to him, typed on special typewriters with huge letters designed to save his eyes, he slashed it making revisions in green, blue and red pencil...
...That settles it," exclaimed many a baseball fan last week, "the Yankees will win the pennant." What elicited this flat prophecy was a headline: DRAFT BOARD DEFERS RIZZUTO IN CLASS...
Captain Francis Lee of the Varsity football squad has been ordered to report to his local draft board on June 11 and unless he receives a further deferment between now and then he expects to be lugging a mess kit and pack for the United States Army next fall instead of a pigskin for a Dick Harlow...
Counteracting the news about Lee comes the report that two of Harlow's most dependable backfield men, Charley Spreyer and Hank Vander Eb may be able to return to school next fall. Both drew low numbers in the draft, but they have applied for the Marine service and are at present awaiting their acceptance papers. Vander Eb has already passed the rigorous physical exam...