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...past performances of the contestants, today's contest should be one of the events games in the Stadium this year, with the Crimson slightly favored. Not only do both teams sport identical two-and-five records, but both gained one stirring upset victory, and each has beaten a "breather" opponent. An additional leveling factor is the recent rain, which has left the Stadium turf soggy and slow...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Near-Even Brown, Crimson Elevens Collide in Stadium | 11/17/1951 | See Source »

Intercollegiate rivalry will take as breather Friday night when the Harvard and Princeton Glee Clubs present their annual joint concert at 8:15 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The program will consist entirely of American compositions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Traditional Concert by Glee Clubs Opens Princeton Weekend Tonight | 11/9/1951 | See Source »

While the varsity took a breather in preparation for this week's Princeton game the Tiger eleven sloshed to a 12 to 0 win over Brown for it's 19th consecutive victory. Dick Kazmaier starred in the muddy spectacle, scoring both touchdowns on 13 and 61 yard runs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Defeats Brown, 12-0; Yale Loses to Indians | 11/5/1951 | See Source »

...Durante back to the air in the first of eight shows this year with a walloping 60 minutes of gags, songs and malapropisms ("I have an apperntment with some NBC indignitaries"). Unlike most revues, this one is not cluttered with long dance sequences calculated to give the star a breather. Durante was on camera virtually all the time, sharing honors with Metropolitan Opera Soprano Helen Traubel and old-time Partner Eddie Jackson. Durante, as usual, tore a piano apart, but he was at his best in the short sketches. Samples: in a supermarket, Jimmy trundled off with a beautiful girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The New Shows | 10/15/1951 | See Source »

...probably lower prices-ahead. Farm planting, said the Agriculture Department, is at the highest level since 1933. In the stockyards, even the price of beef eased off a bit, as a heavy flow of cattle came to market. But most businessmen still thought the lull was just a temporary breather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Breather | 7/23/1951 | See Source »

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