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Married. Lucile Brokaw, 20, daughter of Irving Brokaw, Manhattan socialite and ice-skater; and James Duane Pell Bishop, socialite rug company employe; in Locust Valley...
...Foreign Office permanent officials viewed Sir Sam with alarm. The new Foreign Secretary, so far as they know, has no views on foreign affairs, many on dancing at swank night clubs, tennis playing, and fancy figure skating, a pastime which he pursues in skin-tight black professional figure-skater costume not only at St. Moritz in winter but in London at all seasons on socialite Grosvenor House's rink...
...journal Idrottsbladet, taking down his words. What the reporter thought he heard the Minister say made headlines next day in Idrottsbladet. It was: "Be on your watch. The Swedes are a jealous nation and do not like to see foreign sportsmen triumph. Maribel Vinson [champion U. S. woman figure-skater from 1928 to 1934] was unfairly marked down by the judges, for a Swedish competitor to get a better placing." Actually, as Idrottsbladet scathingly pointed out, international judges rated sleek-legged Miss Vinson fifth for the world championship largely because she skidded and fell. They gave fourth place...
...Sonja Henie, of Norway, world's champion woman figure skater: a title contest before the Norwegian royal family in which the U. S. champion, graceful Maribel Vinson of Boston, fell during a spin, landed in fifth place; at Oslo...
...York Yankees. He presented the ring to Murdoch, only Ranger to play in each and every one of the team's 400 games, an unheard-of record in hockey. In eight seasons he had suffered nothing worse than flesh gashes and lost teeth. A strong, tireless skater, he has gained 20 lb. during his Ranger career. His most famed exploit was making three goals within a minute in a game against Boston. One of the goals, however, was nullified because he stepped on the puck...