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...dried deal that 66-year-old Louis St. Laurent would succeed him. There were other able (and younger) cabinet ministers in the running: Douglas Abbott (Finance), Brooke. Claxton (Defense), J. L. Ilsley (Justice) and James Gardiner (Agriculture). But the word had got around that St. Laurent had received the nod from Mackenzie King, and that alone put him far out in front. Besides, his succession would preserve the growing tradition of alternating
...fourth win in five starts, coach Bill Barclay will start the same five men who got the nod against Tufts last Saturday night, but McCurdy and Bill Prior, who gave a creditable performance at the pivot post against the Jumbos in his first real chance, are slated for plenty of action against the tall men from Peoria, Illinois...
Kopp will probably give the nod to the same quintet that trounced Burdett in its opener and went down before the Brockton YMCA five Wednesday night. John Altrocchi and Bill Mobraaten will line up in the forward posts with Dick Covey and Chuck Brynteson covering the guard positions and Frank Lionette at center. Lanky Pat Dailey will see part time action in the pivot post, while John Goldsmith and Dave McGiffert will get a chance to fill in at the forward slots...
Crimson coach Bill Barclay will start the same unit which got the nod against M.I.T. Wednesday night, but the 31 year old mentor plans further position-shifting experiments within his guard-rich but forward-poor squad to determine how to field his five best players simultaneously...
Backfield power is the dominant factor in this year's all-House team. Eliot's T-quarterback Dave McGiffert, who sparked the high-scoring Mastodone all season with his ballhandling and deadeye passing, rates the nod under the center. Running in the halfback slots are Bob Zimmerman, sparkplug of second-place Leverett, and Austie Lyne of Eliot. Both these men ranked as top offensive threats. Lyne's scatback running and Zimmerman's passing standing out. At the fullback slot on the first squad is Bob Lyndblatt of Adams, whose line smashes as well as defensive prowess drew praise from Intramural...