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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Further amusement was derived from the unsuccessful efforts of the first Terrier pitcher to field a series of Crimson bunts. One of these led to a close call at second base, which went against the visitors. This provoked a heated protest from the always-colorful B.U. coach, Harry Cleverly. After asking the umpire repeatedly "why are you choking up?" Cleverly strode to the press row and promised the reporters "If the runner wasn't out by a country mile, I'll eat the damn ball." Fortunately, however, Harry managed to keep his appetite under control...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Baseball Team Meets Dartmouth; B.U. Game Yesterday Rained Out | 5/13/1959 | See Source »

...this spring without any serious challenge. The Elis' closest call was a 6-3 win over Penn in a match where Yale swept the six singles and then sent out its second line doubles teams. As for the varsity, only Columbia and Cornell have been able to come as close as 7-2. In short, these two teams are far and away the class of the East...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Tennis Team Meets Yale Today For Eastern, Big Three Crowns | 5/13/1959 | See Source »

...logical procession. Yet, it is seldom that one sees the two exhibited side by side. Collectors whose tastes embrace Cezanne somehow are wont to find Picasso extreme and lately it has become fashionable to see the older master as a conservative, so a chance to see the two in close proximity is welcome and valuable...

Author: By Paul W. Schwartz, | Title: Two Masters | 5/13/1959 | See Source »

...archdiocese before the Vatican summoned him in 1925. As first U.S.-born staff member of the State Secretariate, Spellman translated and delivered in English the first papal radio broadcast, stayed for seven years, part of that time as attache to the Vatican's secretary of state and his close friend, Cardinal Pacelli, later Pope Pius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Cardinal's Birthday | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

Something happy will happen today, Something to cherish at close of day, Some tenderness in unexpected faces, Some atomic thing to feather my spirit's wing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ROAD: Ladies' Day | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

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