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...writers. Evalyn Walsh McLean was dogged by disaster. She hired detectives to guard her first child, Vinson; she provided a scrubbed, perfumed Negro boy to "keep him from getting spoiled by wealth." But he was killed by an automobile when he was nine. Her marriage ended tragically. Hard-drinking Ned McLean's mind gave way-in a moment of wild humor he sent her a Latvian divorce summons done up in a Christmas box decorated with tiny reindeer and holly. He was committed to an insane asylum a little later, finally died there...
...more than 40 candidates still out for the team only three have demonstrated enough to be assured of a starting berth. In the lead of the trio will be last year's co-captain, midfielder Ned Dewey, who played large amounts of tackle for Dick Harlow last fall. Right up with Dewey will be his football tackle twin, Ed Davis, a defenseman on the 1943 team. Rounding out the experienced threesome, Jay Hurley, a letterman back from the 1942 and 1943 teams can do much to bolster last year's woefully weak attack...
While John Rogers and Al Alpern lost to Knox and Haviland of Yale by decisive scores, Breck Marshall, Corny Smith, and Ned Bothfeld each overcame a 2 to 1 deficit in their matches and captured the contest for the Crimson...
Rounding out the Crimson invading forces will be the six men who carried Adams House to its decisive victory in the "A" League intramural squash tournament. Branford College's strong squash squad will be pitted against Al Alpern, Ned Bothfield, Stan Friedman, John Rogers, Breck Marshall, and Corny Smith, who will wield their rackets against heavy odds...
...walked together down till we came pretty near home, when I saw my mother in the street with another woman. . . . My mother, spying of us, says to the other woman, 'Here come Master Debase with a Fleming. It may be they may bring some news of Ned, she little knowing I was he. The old man bid me say nothing, he being pleased at the conceit [joke]. When we came to my mother, she looked on me, but knew me not, but asked the old man if he could tell no news of her child...