Word: mcclung
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Three years ago, handsome, curly-haired Fred McClung, 29-year-old pastor of the Highland Park Church of Christ at Fort Worth, Texas, encountered a sore temptation. During the Fort Worth "Frontier Centennial" he met smart little Showman Billy Rose, who told him he would do well in the movies. When Producer Jesse L. Lasky's Gateway to Hollywood contest set up its sideshow in Fort Worth fortnight ago, star-rapt Parson McClung thought he saw his chance. So did Lasky's talent scouts, who put him down as the best prospect† they had found in many...
...Pastor McClung's congregation was unsympathetic, kept his phone buzzing with spirited protests. Milder than most was the understatement of red-faced, elderly Elder R. V. Castles: "A preacher would be lowering his aspirations if he sought to become a movie star." Parson McClung took counsel with himself, finally told his flock he would stay with it. Said he tearfully: "I never intended to do anything wrong. . . . The opportunity would have given me much leisure time to do church work. I . . . thought it was the proper thing to do, especially when I would start at a salary ranging from...
...only spasmodic until Arthur Cumnock, of the Class of '91, got George Adams and George Stewart to start a coaching system at Harvard in 1890. Harvard won that year by 12 to 6. in spite of the fact that Yale boasted of the great Hefileilnger and Bum McClung (later Treasurer of the United States) on its team. Cumnock also appointed Dr. Bill Conant as ozar of the physical side of his team. and Jim Lathrop became the trainer...
...McCluskey, the 155-pounder who will meet Pete Olney in what promises to be one of the feature bouts. McCluskey lost only one decision last year, that to Phil Hines of Harvard, while Olney won his M.I.T. match by a knockout and lost a close decision at Virginia to McClung, the Southern Intercollegiate champion...
...technical knockout, round 1; 175-pound class--Joseph F. Nee (H) won by default; Heavyweight class--E. Hamlin Turner, Jr. (H) defeated Fierman (MIT), by a technical knockout. HARVARD VIRGINIA Kostarelos 115-pound Hahn Kunen 125-pound Rainey Ward 135-pound Brooks Davis 145-pound Womer Olney 155-pound McClung Shea 165-pound Wilkin Smith 175-pound Noll Choate Heavy weight Cramer...