Word: beatings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...maximum intensity." But Louis grins wickedly and says: "Man, when you got to ask what is it, you'll never get to know." In his boyhood New Orleans, jazz was simply a story told in strongly rhythmic song, pumped out "from the heart" with a nervous, exciting beat. To Trumpeter Louis, jazz is still storytelling: "I like to tell them things that come naturally...
...strike the ear with just the right sound of bursting fruit, and he can nail his types with the deftness of a bartender spearing a cherry with a toothpick. Says one of his newspaper executives, nodding toward his wife and suggesting another round of drinks: "I have an old beat-up legman here, or legwoman, rather, who helps me with odds and ends around the house, such as bearing children, finding collar buttons, and making drinks for guests. How about...
...Felton, Jaakko Mikkola's former star weight chucker, came through to win the National AAU 35 pound weight throwing event, as predicted, in New York Saturday night. He narrowly beat out two collegians and two Olympians with a throw of 57 feet, 11 3/4 inches. Bob Bennett of Rhode Island, last year's winner and number one weight thrower in the Olympics, failed to place...
...Preston was top scorer for the Crimson and played his best game since the BU contest. In the second period, he beat Tiger goalie Bob O'Connor on a beautiful backhand shot. Earlier he had popped in another on a pass from Dave...
...actual performance, the Tigers' few wins have been over such teams as Hamilton, Williams, and Clarkson, while they have lost to Army, Brown, and BU-squads the Crimson has been able to beat...