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...pair of brothers, J. Lawrence Pool '28 and Beekman "Beek" Pool '32, put on a show of power that hasn't been equalled since. Lawrence's strength literally wore his opponents down, and the National title fell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The History Of Harvard Sports | 3/18/1968 | See Source »

...younger brother, with a forearm like a mutton chop, who was the greatest slugger of all. Beek was shorter and chunkier than Lawrence. Cowles persuaded him to keep hitting harder and harder until his services were so fast that opponents were sometimes hit by the rebounding ball before they could move. Sweeping the American and Canadian Intercollegiates, Beekman added the National Singles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The History Of Harvard Sports | 3/18/1968 | See Source »

...combine such divergent tones without antagonizing or unintentionally amusing the reader takes skill--and courage. In using so many obscure references Dahlerg again risks a very unfavorable reaction. Yet he succeeds in both cases because we understand his purpose in creating this beek...

Author: By Heather J. Dubrow, | Title: Edward Dahlberg's Philosophical, Lyrical Autobiography | 9/29/1964 | See Source »

Johns Hopkins File 7 (ABC, 11:30-12 a.m.). A bit early in the day for shards, but Archaeology Professor Gus Van Beek finds a wide assortment of clues to ancient religions and history in his weathered pottery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: Time Listings, Dec. 8, 1958 | 12/8/1958 | See Source »

...Twixt the Cup & the Lip. In Gütersloh, Germany, police arrested Friedelina Kleine-Beek after she followed her husband to a local tavern, watched through the window as he raised a glass of beer to his lips, then carefully aimed a rifle and fired, shattering the glass, but leaving her husband unscathed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 27, 1954 | 12/27/1954 | See Source »

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