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...start of the last period Babe Simourian completed a 12-yard pass to Hooper in the end zone, climaxing a 16-play march, covering 80 yards...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Strong Princeton Passing Offensive Defeats Crimson | 11/13/1956 | See Source »

...sluggish Crimson team did an adequate job offensively, with Walt Stahura and Babe Simourian once again standing out. Each scored a touchdown, and each played almost the whole game, although Stahura had to be taken out at the end with a knee injury...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Penn Eleven Outplays Crimson, 28-14 | 11/5/1956 | See Source »

...been these backs--the versatile junior, Walt Stahura; the senior quarterbacks, Babe Simourian and Matt Botsford; and the strong running seniors Tony Gianelly, Jim Joslin, and Ron Eikenberry, who have carried the team...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Powerful Offense Gives Varsity Eleven Decisive Advantage Over Penn | 11/3/1956 | See Source »

...game in all major-league history. Most colorful was the one between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators in 1917, which was only recently declared "perfect" by baseball's official historians. The first Senator to bat actually reached first base, but he was walked by Pitcher Babe Ruth, who was prompt ly thrown out of the game for clouting Plate Umpire Brick Owens to express his displeasure. The runner was caught stealing, and Relief Pitcher Ernie Shore, called in cold from the bullpen, disposed of the next 26 Senators with out walking one or allowing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Decline & Fall | 10/22/1956 | See Source »

Died. Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, 42, sinewy, square-jawed Texas tomboy who played baseball with a House of David team, barnstormed nationally in basketball, boasted "Ah'm gonna lick you!" and did in 632 out of 634 women's athletic events in her teens, set records (later broken) in the 80-meter hurdles and javelin throw in the 1932 Olympics (where she also tied for first place in the high jump, was dropped to second for her unorthodox style), discovered golf in 1931 and was soon outdriving men ("You've got to loosen your girdle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 8, 1956 | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

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