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Another topflight airman, Arthur William Radford, would also be upped to vice admiral and would relieve Marc Andrew Mitscher as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air. "Pete" Mitscher, who had been squirming at his desk and itching for sea duty, would get his wish-as commander of the Eighth Fleet in the Atlantic probably with four-star rank...
...began to happen. Bo converted John Cannaday, ex-quarterback and guard, into a center; he moved Russ Deal from guard to tackle. Burly Howie Brown, thrice wounded in Europe, showed up just after the Michigan game, and plugged a hole at guard. Another ex-G.I, All-America End Pete Pihos, became a pile-driving fullback. Negro Halfback George Taliaferro, a freshman, blossomed fast under Bo's compelling...
After breezing past Illinois, Iowa and Tulsa, the hot-shots from Bloomington climbed into the clouds against once-mighty Minnesota. One play made up for a lot of door-matting: with the clock running out in the first half, Pete Pihos jumped off the ground and shouted so all could hear: "Line up fast, boys, same play"; then he romped over for Indiana's, fourth touchdown of the quarter. Final score: Indiana 49, Minnesota 0. Gasped slim Nugent McMillin: "I never thought I'd live...
Herb Eckenrath, hailed as the finest passer in college, hooked up with Pete Foley to give the R.O.T.C. team a strong aerial attack, supplemented by a running game sparked by Gene Brannigan, and the dynamic combination exploded to the tune of three touchdowns in the second half...
When John Harvard marched off to war in 1941, the Savoy Cafe in the 400's of Columbus Avenue was already established as THE jazz spot of Boston. Manager Stevens Edward Connolly did S.R.O. business with Sabby Lewis, Pete Brown, and Frank Newton alternating as bandstand headliners to the accompaniment of a bar policy that hit the ceiling at six bits. In fact, the joint became so congested with characters that in early '43, moving day was declared to larger quarter on Mass. Ave., just across the bridge from Symphony...