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Word: elis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...newest heroes are scientists. Though inventors such as Eli Whitney, Edison or Bell have long been acknowledged, only Einstein among the pure scientists held a place in the U.S. consciousness until World War II. Today the roster would be long, studded with such names as Teller, Oppenheimer and Waksman. Another set of latter-day heroes are physicians, whose list would include Drs. Fleming, DeBakey, Salk and Paul Dudley White. Among businessmen, only Henry Ford has achieved anything like heroic dimensions, although such magnates as Astor and Carnegie were heroes to their day. The values of commerce, no matter how much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: ON THE DIFFICULTY OF BEING A CONTEMPORARY HERO | 6/24/1966 | See Source »

...wasn't too long ago that Yale enjoyed the same kind of domination, which presently belongs to Harvard. From 1954 to 1953, Eli crews under Ratschmidt won five consecutive varsity races...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Crews to Clash With Yale In Traditional Race on the Thames | 6/16/1966 | See Source »

Yale's leadoff batter hit a routine grounder, but Jim Tobin's had throw to first opened the floodgates. Three consecutive singles, a walk, a squeeze bunt, and finally a back-breaking two-run single by the number eight Eli hitter produced five Yale runs...

Author: By Roert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Yale Nine Posts 5 Runs in First For 5-1 Victory | 5/16/1966 | See Source »

Harvard left two men on base that inning and five more in the next two frames. Welz's second hit of the day. Dan Hootstein's single, and Jeff Grate's walk loaded the bases in the sixth. But Brad Jonasson relieved Eli starter Steve Kehas and struck out pinch-hitter Carter Lord...

Author: By Roert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Yale Nine Posts 5 Runs in First For 5-1 Victory | 5/16/1966 | See Source »

Leading the Eli hitters are sophomore third baseman Ed Goldstone, captain Bob Bartlett, and left fielder Jack Walsh, better known for his hockey playing. But the batter who will probably be hardest to get out is right fielder Jud Devine, who led the Elis last spring and is riding a hot streak that includes a 4-for-5 showing at Columbia...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Varsity Baseball Team Battles Yale Saturday | 5/13/1966 | See Source »

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