Word: finleyism
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...Planning Office may recommend that renovations in the older Houses be made in conjunction with the building of the tenth House. Several Masters and Senior Tutors, notably John H. Finley, Jr. '25, Master of Eliot House, feel that something should be done to enable the older Houses to give students the privacy offered by Quincy and Leverett...
...Finley Cites Opinions...
Although a number of Harvard officials, including John H. Finley, Jr. '25, Master of Eliot House, attended the meeting, the University issued no official statement. Finley yesterday deplored the MDC's "pragmatic desire to do things piecemeal without considering the consequences in a larger context," and said he did not think it had acted "in an imaginative and large-minded way, even given their original mandate...
...Arms. That was enough to trigger Finley's temper. He fought skirmishes with sportswriters, got into a violent argument with the city council over the A's stadium lease. He complained that he was paying about $125,000 a year for rent on Municipal Stadium while pro football's Kansas City Chiefs were paying only $1 plus a percentage of the concessions (total: $15,000). Rumors kept popping up that Finley was planning to move-to Atlanta, Dallas, Oakland, San Diego, and goodness knows where else. As fast as they popped up, Finley denied them. "The Athletics...
...Manhattan last week, the owners twiddled their thumbs while Finley pleaded for permission to move to Louisville. Then they voted 9 to 1 (Finley was the one) to ship him back to Kansas City. If Finley wants to sign a new stadium contract by Feb. 1-and maybe lose the $5,000,000 he still has left-that's all right with the American League. If not, well, he can always sell out. Sighs Finley, who promises to fight the decision in court: "Only a damned fool gets into baseball...