Word: alonge
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Pollock's painting, said the Times, is "almost an act of spiritual brinkmanship . . . Like Pope's spider, he feels along the line." The Sunday Times's John Russell, who had scoffed at Pollock in the past, now praised "the great pounding rhythms which batter their way across the 18-ft. canvases, never for a moment out of control." Pollock was much more than "Drool School," conceded the Manchester Guardian. "Rich and splendid design of this quality and on this scale is infinitely rare." The Observer allowed that "the crude impression of a dotty exhibitionist spilling paint aimlessly...
...down he somehow managed to arch the ball toward the basket with a flick of his powerful wrists. As he lay flat on his back, Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson watched the ball drop through the hoop. His expression was casual, as if he had expected it all along. The 14,587 spectators in New York's Madison Square Garden, who had expected no such thing, came to their feet with a roar of amazement...
When the Australian press tired of chronicling the Kramer hassle, it turned loose all its superlatives on a lanky kid of 18 that Kramer has been grooming for the Cup matches. Brought along chiefly for experience, Earl ("Butch") Buchholz Jr. took hold under Kramer's tutelage, put some power into his scrambling game, upset both Anderson and the U.S.'s Alex Olmedo in the New South Wales championships, and went to the finals before losing to Cooper. Cried the Sydney Daily Telegraph: "A tennis prodigy." Headlined the Melbourne Sun News-Pictorial: THIS U.S. BOY COULD TAKE DAVIS...
...work in the classroom. The current head coach, John Pont (Miami '52), teaches 45 hours a year in football fundamentals. Every coach on the Miami staff takes a hand in formal instruction sessions. After they graduate, Miami alumni form a close-knit group, and they help one another along. Ewbank formerly served on Brown's staff. Parseghian got the job at Northwestern through Athletic Director Stu Holcomb, himself a former Miami coach (1942-43). Ditzel assisted Blaik at West Point, was hired by L.S.U. with a strong recommendation from Blaik...
...Railway, boosted earnings fast. In 1956, with one-third of its stock in his control, Heineman went after the much bigger but shaky North Western, was invited in by the board as chairman. A few hours after taking over, Heineman left on a six-week, 9,000-mile tour along North Western's tracks. He learned that what was needed was radical modernization. He chopped the North Western's managerial deadwood, hired bright young railroad pros. He brought in modern bookkeeping machines and mechanized track-laying equipment, completely dieselized the line. He also became the foremost critic...