even high school students played the game, as economist paul samuelson recalls.high school teacher and i, my mathematics school high teacher, used to pore over the financial page. she was in favor of hup motors. i thought auburn motors was better. both of them went off the board completely in the end. literally the case, the elevator boys would ask you, "what do you think is good? "is barney baruch buying? what about the big boys at national city bank?" the dominant economic voice belonged to andrew mellon, the secretary of the treasury from 1921 to 1931. eveyone was convinced the smartest man in america was the secretary of commerce, herbert hoover. even the hardened cynics of the washington press corps were impressed by hoover. i had unstinted admiration for him. he would sit at the end of a long table, and reporters would sit on either side. we'd each ask a question. he'd look fixedly down-- he was shy-- and after the last man had asked his question, he'd put his head up. he'd remember each question and answer it. he knew more about what was going on in americ

in this case samuelson was the leading scorer.he way to a 17 point game. 74-48 the lopsided numbers. 14-1 in the conference. >>> britney boyd testing her ankle to see if she could go against san jose state. she misses the lay up but a -- jemarinky went for a career high 23. stretching it out in the second half this time boyd gives the ball up. gets it back for a three. she had 21. good shift for the bears. 74-63 cal which is all alone in

on this day, she was outscored by her teammate bonnie samuelson.. 12-2 in the conference. >> >> still to come, the latest on the games at sochi. >> >> daytona 500 has their pole fitter. we'll be right back. . >>> almost two years ago, bubba watson broke through in the golf world when he won the masters. >> >> wayne gretzky and her daughter in attendance to watch his future son-in-law. >> >> watson left the condition tenders in his wake, pretty good bunker shot of his own. his young son approved. watson in front by a stroke, finished the round of 64 in style. watson played his final 39 holes at riviera without a bogey. this is pga win number five for watson. >> for the first time since it was driven by the late dale ernhardt, jr., number 3 back number 3 back in the field in the sprint cup series. -- next to dylan in the front row, the rest of the positions will be determined later in the week. >> >> two more medals for the united states in the sochi winter game in the same event. the men's super g race. new york's andrew three seconds behind norway,

in this case samuelson was the leading scorer.he way to a 17 point game. 74-48 the lopsided numbers. 14-1 in the conference. >>> britney boyd testing her ankle to see if she could go against san jose state. she misses the lay up but a -- jemarinky went for a career high 23. stretching it out in the second half this time boyd gives the ball up. gets it back for a three. she had 21. good shift for the bears. 74-63 cal which is all alone in second place with a 10-3 conference record. >>> the giants and a's have two days of work outs under their belts in the arizona desert. they have something else in common since 1964 both teams have had a history at phoenix municipal stadium. that's where fred inglis was today. >> this is the final spring training for the oakland athletics here. they will be moving to mesa next year. the full squad practice is set for thursday. today nearly a dozen players were in camp. that included -- which flew from his icy home. a wrist injury helped deflate all his offensive numbers including homers when he wen