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...exhibit arrived late. Three of the four artists in the French pavilion closed their exhibits. So did 20 of the 23 Italians, and artists in the Danish and Yugoslav pavilions. A group of 97 artists and critics demanded the resignation of the Biennale's organizer, Professor Gian-Alberto dell' Acqua. The awarding of prizes was postponed indefinitely...
Slowly he moved his free Shakespeare uptown, expanding his company's scope with whatever funds he could beg from foundations and individuals. In 1962 the city chipped in $250,000 and George T. Delacorte Jr., chairman of the board of Dell Publishing, gave $150,000 to build the open-air theater in Central Park. Conversion of the Astor Library into the Public Theater will ultimately cost $3,000,000, of which Papp has raised only $1,000,000 so far. The annual budget of Papp's company...
...doubles Junta's personal influence kept the Harvard momentum going. Gallwey and Fred Vinton tripped up Scott and Tom Freiberg, 5-7, 17-15, 9-7, while Junta and Sears triumphed over Dell and Clark in three tight sets, 8-6, 3-6, 6-3. It was fitting that the deciding point of the entire meet was a backhand overhead putaway by Junta, one of the hardest shots in tennis...
Talented Donald Dell led the Elis. Already considered the best college player in the East, Dell had made an excellent showing on the tournament circuit the previous summer. In one tournament he had beaten world-ranked Ashley Cooper in straight sets in the semi-finals and had lost a close, five-set match to Ham Richards in the finals. Further evidence of Yale's power showed in the fact that Gene Scott, who later joined Dell on the Davis Cup team, was then only fourth singles...
...match itself Junta set the example for the rest of the team. Showing no signs of the back injury which had plagued him all season, Junta was spectacular against previously undefeated Dell. He easily took the first set, 6-1, breaking Dell's serve three times. The lanky Yale sophomore evened the match with a 6-2 victory in the second set. Dell jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the final set and looked as though he would go all the way. But Junta, refusing to quit, bore down and won five straight games...