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...post and railhead of their vital line curling back 165 miles along the coast of Africa's eastern horn to Alexandria. Middle East Commander Lieut. General Sir Archibald Percival Wavell was handicapped by having far fewer troops than Graziani. Even so, they were not spear-hurling Ethiopians nor rock-rolling Albanians but a hotchpotch of crack British units, Punjabis and South African volunteers, tough New Zealanders and wild Australians. Against them Graziani appeared to be committed to a frontal assault, while exposing his lengthening columns to attack from desert tanks on his right flank, the guns of the British...
When the Cleveland Indians reached Detroit last week for a three-game series with the Tigers, they were met by hundreds of youngsters, swarming through the Union Depot, jeering "Cry Babies-Cry Babies!" At their hotel, the suffering base-bailers were further plagued by the strains of Rock-a-Bye Baby serenading them from the streets below...
...beginning of the summer just past the Red Sox sent Lupien to Little Rock in the Southern League where he was regarded as the outstanding all-around first baseman in the league. He led the league in stolen bases with 26 to his credit and batted for an average...
Ulysses "Lupe" Lupien, '39 Crimson diamond leader, threatens to give Harvard its first major league ball player since Charley Devene. After two seasons in the minors with Scranten and Little Rock, both Boston Red Sox farm clubs, Lupien has been called up to the parent organization for the closing games of the year...
...over .320 this year for Little Rock, a team which features night baseball, and continued to field in big league fashion at first base. He has been used in three Red Sox games so far, is batting .444 and fielding 1.000. Lupien will be given a thorough tryout with Boston next spring...