Word: coachly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After having given the lie to the Reds' noisy protestations of good faith, the Dalai Lama appeared before a sweltering crowd of 10,000 Buddhists and, standing beneath a golden umbrella, gave them his blessing. Then, with his retinue, the Dalai Lama boarded an air-conditioned railway coach to go to the former British hill station of Mussoorie, where he will take up his residence in exile and "rest and reflect on recent events" in his crushed and suffering homeland...
...Leafs' late blooming was enough to make Torontonians take a respectful second look at the power of positive thinking. Power of any kind was what the dormant, doormat Leafs conspicuously lacked when George ("Punch") Imlach, 42, took over as general manager at midseason. A former minor-league coach and player, Imlach installed himself as coach, exuded a sunshiny, nonstop optimism, never stopped insisting that the Leafs' only trouble was that everyone (including the players) thought they were...
...Thursday, coach Norm Shepard had remarked significantly that though the team had been hitting extremely well during the year, it still "lacked hits at the crucial times when men were on base." Shepard's philosophy on winning is somehow to get a runner on first base and then sacrifice him to second, where he can come home on a single...
...main reason behind this paucity of hits was a brilliant effort by Quaker pitcher Weed. the day before the game, Shepard mentioned that if coach Jack McCloskey started Weed, Pennsylvania would have a slight edge. This prediction unfortunately proved quite true. Equipped with an excellent curve, which was his main pitch, Weed had the Crimson batters constantly off balance, and the Quakers had little trouble with the resultant pop flies and grounders...
...shut-out at Annapolis yesterday, the undefeated Varsity tennis team romped over Navy to gain its fourth victory of the season. Although lacking the services of ailing coach Jack Barnaby, the netmen lost only two sets in 16 matches (7 of which were unofficial...