Word: daves
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even peace was wonderful for Stardust. In 1949 readers of Metronome, venerable U.S. music magazine, voted it "best song of all time." Last year Stardust's kiss was still an inspiration, or at least a consolation: one of the most intricate of modern jazzmen, Pianist Dave Brubeck, played a tune at Manhattan's Basin Street that only two members of the audience recognized as Stardust, while in the dance hall around the corner, the ten-millionth blonde said. "Oooooh, listen, honey. They're playing our song...
...Dartmouth lost on depth. The next three runners to cross the finish line were Crimson harriers. A minute behind Reider was Captain Don French, then Wilson, and Ralph Perry. After an intervening Dartmouth runner came Dave McLean, and Dick Wharton, and Al Wills, who tied for eighth and ninth...
Coach McCurdy excepts his winning depth to come from French, Pete Reider, Ralph Perry, Dick Wharton, Dave Mc-Lean, and A1 Wills. Filling the remaining slots will be Ken Wilson, Dave Norris, Bob Holmes, John Read, Jim Cairns, and Otis Gates...
Jack Hennessey runs the team from his quarterback spot, providing the passing threat. Al Stenior plays left half, while Dave Hoffman handles the fullback chores...
...Rocky Marciano with a single punch in the second round. No one has any ready explanation, although many have tried. Fred Allen cracks: "Ed Sullivan will last as long as someone else has talent. He has a natural feeling for the mental level of his audience, which is subterranean." Dave Garroway argues that Sullivan is a good master of ceremonies "because he tells the facts and then gets out of the way." Even Sullivan is mystified. He once asked a show-business friend: "What have I got?'" Replied the friend: "I don't know...