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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After the Crimson had frittered away a B.C. tripping penalty with two mistakes at the points, Bud Higginbottom tallied his eighth goal of the season at 15:42, stabbing Dave Vietze's center into the right hand corner of the cage from close range...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: Hockey Team Drops Match To B.C., 3-2 | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

...varsity squash team romped 9 to 0 over a weak Cornell team at Ithaca Saturday. In the only fairly close match of the day, Tim Gallwey edged Bob Lawrence, second man for the Red Raiders and the only Cornell player to win a set. Gallwey managed to take the first set 17-16, won the second comfortably, then lost the third by a score of 13-15, but won the last set and most exciting of the match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Team Takes Shutout Over Cornell; Fencers Lose, 16-11 | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

...rights-and, in fact to any legislation that a minority wants to fight to the death-is blocked by the prospect of filibuster. The liberals' first major effort, therefore, is aimed at changing U.S. Senate Rule XXII-under which it is virtually impossible to get cloture, i.e., to close off filibusters. What the Rule XXII fight is about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: BATTLE OF THE SENATE | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

Since then, Barbirolli's steady success has become uncomfortable history to his old critics. In darkest wartime he took over Manchester's draft-shattered Halle Orchestra, built it from 23 demoralized players into one of the smoothest groups in the world. The Halle played close to the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge, has toured incessantly since, giving a staggering 250 concerts a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Reunion | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

...Born Loser. For Author Tevis a poolroom at 9 a.m. can seem like a "large church." But Eddie only knows the stale cigar and cigarette smoke, the massiveness of mahogany tables squatting impersonally, the lone hustler practicing shots. Hours may pass in a close game when the only life the hustler sees consists of shaded light on the brushed green cloth, the movement of balls elegantly cued, the sensuous dropping of globes into pockets. When it is over, win or lose, he wanders out into the streets that are usually slummy and unfriendly and back to a hotel room whose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Eight Ball | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

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