Word: game
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...intermittent now; he prefers to let his 40-odd faithful squad of Broadway volunteers pump up the bulk of the gossip. When he does walk abroad, he likes to visit the scenes of old triumphs: "This is where I got Lepke." He is often alone-an isolation the big game he once stalked is pleased not to invade. He was seen alone recently at Rashomon, at the Louis Prima-Keely Smith opening at the Copacabana, and the other night he sat peaceably at Sardi's, a solitary diner, ignored by first-nighters streaming in to be met by Columnists...
...those students who wish to continue the religious education they once received at home, and for those who care to investigate their Jewish heritage, the answer lies in Hillel. The Harvard Hillel House faces a number of obstacles in attracting membership. For the unenthusiastic student who is nevertheless "fair game" for Hillel, the long walk to Bryant Street may be a major deterrent. There is competition from the multitude of clubs, publications, political organizations and athletics for the extra time of undergraduates...
Harvard came out way ahead in every department of the game--batting, pitching, fielding, and what have you. The Crimson superiority was so marked indeed, that many of the alumni found it quite feasible to devote their attention to other things beside the activity on the playing-field...
Johnson pitched perhaps the finest game of his college career, holding the Elis to just five hits, and allowing only one baserunner to get as far as third...
...Balboni, the game was something of a personal triumph. One of only three returning lettermen last March, he had been shunted to a back-seat role for most of the season. But yesterday he came into his own at last, slamming out two singles and a grand slam home-run. The latter hit sewed up the game for the Crimson and doubtless will be many times celebrated in story when Balboni sits down with his grandchildren years hence...