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Only seven seconds remained when sophomore Bob Barnett sank what seemed to be the winning basket for the Crimson. But Tom Cullinane, a substitute forward for B.C., put in a rebound a second before the buzzer and sent the game into overtime...

Author: By Lee Pollak, | Title: B.C. Downs Varsity Quintet In Overtime Contest, 73-70 | 2/9/1955 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Columbia Quintet Bids for League Lead With 76-71 Win Over Varsity | 2/7/1955 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 24, 1955 | 1/24/1955 | See Source »

League A Deacons managed a one point margin, 39-38, and the B league entry turned a single basket into a 34-32 victory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Deacon Fives Win In Dunster Games | 1/6/1955 | See Source »

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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Takes Fifth Place In Intercollegiate Tourney | 1/3/1955 | See Source »

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