Word: clinched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...back to Guru No. 1. In the meantime, steady old Charles has got himself into a diplomatic jam. Reminding herself of the guru's "Truth is in your own heart," Liz looks there, finds she still loves Charles, flies back to help him face the music. As they clinch on the runway, Charles says: "Let's not moan and groan . . . let's bill and coo." And they do. It completes a modern passage to India heavy with First Class platitudes...
...while yesterday it looked as if the Crimson would clinch the match, its eighth straight victory, in singles play. Bossart, Ufford, and Rauh walked off the court in that order after defeating their opponents in straight sets, and when French pulled his match out after dropping the first set, the varsity had a 4 to 0 lead...
...evening, "Charlie Hutter is next to God tonight." Hutter was the Crimson free-styler who won the 100, the 220, and finished second in the 440 to get 13 of his team's points. As he touched the end of the pool at the finish of the 440 to clinch the meet for Harvard he collapsed; the crowd gave him a standing ovation for 10 minutes. It was quite an evening...
...wouldn't walk ten feet to watch Krakatoa explode" Bogart, but a new man, an epic slob. He revels in his new role, his eight day beard, dirty tennis shoes, and habit of drinking gin and river water for refreshment. And best of all, when he gets in a clinch with Hepburn, you can just barely detect him laughing at the whole concept of Charley Olnutt, the poor sinner reclaimed by patriotism and selfless love...
...Crimson freshmen barely edged the Elis Saturday, 5 to 4, winning four of the top five matches, and the number nine contest to clinch the victory. Guy Paschal, Bill Wister, Bob Brown, Bats Wheeler, and Al Heagler were Yardling winners...