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As CIA good guy Jack Ryan, Baldwin stands up to Soviet submaster Sean Connery in the toy-boat saga The Hunt for Red October, which opened this month to record-breaking business.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Of all the mean, contemptible——-" began Darrin, after the submaster had left them.

From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Mr. Drake, the only submaster in the room at the time, was pushing his way forward.

From The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

That very popular young submaster, only three years out of college, was the hugely admired coach who had led the Gridley eleven to victory during the last three seasons.

From The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

The boy was sent to a private school, and later made his own way to Westminster School, where the submaster, Camden, struck by the boy's ability, taught and largely supported him.

From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph