Word: balle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hauptfuhrer was responsible for creating the tie immediately before his brilliant clinching shot. With Princeton ahead by two points, and the four-sided Gardon clock fast running out of minutes. Chip Gannon stole the ball in Crimson territory and moved down under the Tiger basket, where three of four assorted men batted, it futilely against the backboard before George tapped...
...first half of the second period both teams looked, to be brief, very weak. Ball-handling was sloppy, passes and shots wild, scoring at a minimum...
...ball of reform has started to roll among those administrative officials who compile and publish the College's catalogue of courses. It has not yet rolled far. The vote of the Faculty in January to re-number all courses according to a new, simplified system, cogent as it is, in itself is little more than a token revision. Unless further revisions are made, the usefulness of the catalogue to students will remain substantially in its present, not fully satisfactory state. Within the next few weeks the Committee on Educational Policy will receive drafts from the various departments for next year...
Margaret Truman was coming right along. In Washington, she danced with Hollywood's beautiful Robert Taylor at the Navy Relief Society Ball. In Philadelphia, the Robin Hood Dell concert people wanted her for a July concert (at a reported $2,500), and it looked as if she might drop over from the Dell and pitch a few notes to the Democratic National Convention...
Explosion Point. Brokers had felt sure that sooner or later the market would reflect fat earnings (which are generally continuing) with a healthy spurt. But last week's drop changed many minds or clouded the crystal ball completely. One expert, who glibly tosses off words like "velocity ratings," "gaps." "double tops," "recoil," etc. to explain the market, finally gave up. Said he: "Frankly, I don't know what's happening. I'm baffled...