Word: basketfuls
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...varsity did its best to stop Forte by putting a man on him at all times, and doubling up on him as he drove toward the basket, but it was all in vain. The 5-9 sophomore, hitting on 65 percent of his shots, scored 33 points on 11 field goals and 11 foul shots. He now leads the Ivy League with a 25.2 average in six games...
...Gordo ("the fat one"), the $1,125,000 first prize in the nation's biggest lottery of the year. To the press, Dominguín grandly announced that a million pesetas would go to the poor orphan lad who had pulled the fat one from the ticket basket. Sentimental Spaniards were deeply touched by this generous gesture. But they were even more deeply moved next day, when it became obvious that Luis Miguel had been dreaming out loud; he had not won so much as a centimo in the lottery. Nobody seemed to know just how the phony story...
League A Deacons managed a one point margin, 39-38, and the B league entry turned a single basket into a 34-32 victory...
Doing about as well as expected, the Crimson upset Colby, but lost to the University of Connecticut and Amherst. Underdog Dartmouth, on a sensational last second basket by Dick Fairly, edged UConn, 66 to 65, to capture the tournament title. The Huskies, with a 90 plus scoring average, were pre-tournament favorites to recapture the crown...
...sell their products, the Swansons also go right to the housewife. Clarke Swanson likes to prowl supermarket food counters, see for himself how housewives shop. Says he: "I watch them pick up a package, drop it, pick up another, look at the picture. Finally, they put something in the basket. Then I ask them why." One thing he found was that the picture on the package was just as important as the price tag. As a result. Swanson packages all have bright, tempting wrappers...