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EDITORS NOTE: Most students have speculated, at some point or another, whether it is possible to ace Harvard exams without actually studying. In 1950, The Crimson published “Beating the System,” by Donald Carswell ’50, which seemed to provide an answer. The piece won the Dana Reed Prize for undergraduate writing in 1951, and since then The Crimson has proudly reprinted Carwell’s work as a service to its readers. In 1962, one anonymous grader was irked enough to write a lengthy reply...
...freshman class' contribution to the team win, however, was not to be discounted. Distance ace John Cole secured two wins for the Crimson, finishing first in both the mile (15:20.74) and the 500 free (4:32.05). Freshman Rassan Grant won the 200 breaststroke in 2:06.33. Sophomore Mike Gentilucci snuck in a win in the 100 breast, touching...
...PEDRO MARTINEZ Boston Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez repeated too: he dominated the competition and won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award, again by a unanimous vote. Rarely has there been such consensus about the best in baseball...
...that, Texas--though certainly acquiring what Hicks termed "cache" around the majors--has no guarantee to be that much better next year. Manager Johnny Oates still has to hand the ball to his "ace," Kenny Rogers, every fifth day (insert The Gambler joke here...
Producer Daily, who increasingly was introducing Jones to the dubious joys of the Nashville Sound, had the sense to lay off on the strings and backup singers when he recorded Melba and George. Just a strummed guitar, bass, piano (with ace session man Pig Robbins at the ivories), fiddle, dobro and a tasty pedal steel (played by the incomparable Buddy Emmons). I don't even detect a drum beat on this track. In part, this was an attempt to cash in on the early-'60s craze for all types of folk music; no matter, the results are glorious...