Word: dismall
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...three seasons, Washington won 115 games, lost only 53. Soon it was on to Boston to coach the Celtics, whose record was dismal and attendance little better. Auerbach's first move did nothing to endear him to the fans: in the player draft he imperiously rejected a popular All-America from Holy Cross named Bob Cousy. "What do you want me to do," growled Auerbach. "win basketball games or satisfy the local yokels?" Cousy, insisted Auerbach, had yet to prove himself. The Celtics got Cousy back by a stroke of luck. When the Chicago Stags, a team that...
...enthusiasts. Some girls, it is true, restrict their activities to pasting football programs all over their walls, but others are eager participants. Co-ed volleyball is gaining in popularity, and this year the 'Cliffe produced a hockey team. Its record against even such mediocre competition as the Lampoon was dismal, but we suspect that as the girls gain experience they will improve. Mixed softball is now an established tradition in the Quad...
...sessions began in a dismal political climate. At issue between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. meeting in Nassau last week, were questions that went to the nature not only of Anglo-American amity but also of the entire Western alliance. But as the talks broke up at week's end, the sun was peeking through the clouds...
...Even the Commerce Department started doing it this year in its monthly Business Cycle Developments," says Dawson. "From spring on, leading indicators dinned their dismal story, and as a result business worried most of the year...
...issue. The Globe, the Herald and the Traveler all published editorials last week stressing the importance of the upcoming hearing in eliminating police b r u t a l i t y. The Globe's editorial said that the case presents an opportunity to improve the city's dismal racial situation...