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Trailing, 23 to 6, at halftime, the varsity caught fire in the second half and nearly pulled the game out. Two plays after the kickoff, fullback Sam Halaby turned in the longest run from scrimmage in the long history of Harvard Stadium--an 84-yard dash, aided by a picture block by Larry Repsher. Quarterback Charlie Ravenel guided another touchdown drive, and the Crimson was within one point, 23 to 22. But Harvard could not score again...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Crimson Leads, 42--14, In Rivalry With Brown | 11/14/1959 | See Source »

...born Mark Rothko, who was scrubbing canvases with shimmering bands of color, and North Dakota-born Clyfford Still, whose outsize paintings suggested both Western canyons and bark peeled from a tree. Talented younger men (notably Sam Francis and Lawrence Calcagno) spread the Rothko-Still gospel in staccato dab-and-dash across the U.S. and on to Paris and Rome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: THE IMAGE AND THE VOID | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

...wife, admirably portrayed by Lois Holmes. Art Smith, as Morton Kiil, presents a striking portrait of her shrewd and disreputable father. Gene Frankel's direction is adept and certain touches are superb. Yet with the children, who add more distraction than depth, his direction is spotty and they generally dash onstage with a gust, then settle into the shadows to await their lines...

Author: By Carl PHILLIPS Jr., | Title: Enemy of the People | 10/28/1959 | See Source »

...CRIMSON's headline on Oct. 31, 1921, read: "McMillin's Scintillating Dash Sends Crimson to First Defeat Since 1916. Raging Kentuckians Humble University Team by 6 to 0 Before Packed Stadium Crowd--Roberts Outdoes Himself...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 10/22/1959 | See Source »

...check Chicago's famed speed on the base paths, and man for man the Dodgers were actually faster than the go-go Sox. One apparent Chicago asset: their pitching staff was well rested, while the Dodgers' was still giddy-eyed and weary-armed after the frantic, final dash to the pennant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tale of Two Cities | 10/12/1959 | See Source »

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