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...accepted by them. Invited for the first time to join their weekly poker game, he innocently ups the stakes, then proceeds to clean everybody out. "This is more about bonding than poker, isn't it?" he asks. Precisely: the next day, he's ostracized like Fast Eddie Felson at the neighborhood pool hall. One has to go back to The Andy Griffith Show to find a more astute, affectionate satire of small-town provincialism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hill Street Blues on Happy Juice | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

Paul Newman stars as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant, amoral hustler, determined to sink his rival, sharp-shooter Minnesota Fasts (Jackie Gleason). Felson risks all he owns, eventually destroying himself in his battle against Fats and his gambler-promoter (George C. Scott). Felson's game is spoiled by the woman he falls for (Piper Laurie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swindling a German U-Boat | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

...They simply outplayed us," Tri-Captain Kate Felson said--a sentiment echoed by several teammates...

Author: By Mike Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Bruins Slap Stickwomen, 1-0 | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

...NOTEBOOK Both Felson and McBride--Harvard's top scorer this season with 49 goals--tallied two goals and one assist, while Cindi Ersek, Co-Captain Blair Wardenburg, Lisi Balliere, and Bambi Taylor each scored once...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: James Madison Rips Reeling Laxwomen | 5/5/1986 | See Source »

...laxwomen got back on the winning track, easily dumping Princeton, 14-7, in their Saturday afternoon home opener. Felson netted four goals for the Crimson, Faecher three, and Groome, junior Alyce Wright, and sophomore Anne Needham two each...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Laxwomen Finish 2-1 Over Spring Break | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

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