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...unions, but these people are not musicians. [Their] loss would rob Brooklyn fans of one of the most important emotional experiences they can have." ¶ West Germany's Gottfried von Cramm, 42, still playing the sweeping all-court game that made him a prewar Wimbledon finalist three years running, carried his team into the finals of the European Davis Cup championships with victories over Yugoslavia, Denmark, Belgium and Italy. Last week, in Bastad, Sweden, Von Cramm got his comeuppance. Sweden's Davis Cuppers Lennart Bergelin and Sven Davidsson crushed West Germany, 5-0. ¶ The University of Nevada...
...look like the year of the crocodile. Germany's Gottfried von Cramm, no crocodile but still a masterly all-court player at 42, could even now take the starch out of youngsters who could hardly lift a racket in the days when Von Cramm was a Wimbledon finalist three years running...
...head and prayed towards Mecca before each effort in the weight-lifting events, lost to India's 22-year-old Parimal Roy in the "Mr. Asia of 1951" contest, which was judged on the basis of physical development, looks and personality. Namdjou protested that he had been a finalist in his height class in the "Mr. Universe" competition at the 1948 London Olympics. Stormed Namdjou: "It is not fair competition when a Mr. Universe finalist cannot be Mr. Asia. It is politics...
John J. Trudon: Dunster; Debate Council; Boylston Finalist; Treasurer, Catholiclic Club...
Maioeco faded to fourth, and on the last lap Berman pulled past him and Olympic finalist Morrls Currotta. At the tape Berman was partially boxed behind Wint and outdoor champion George Rhoden. The race went to Rhoden in 1:12.5, with Wint and Berman less than a second behind...