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...free throw--his 11th--and when Dennis made two free throws and Condon another the Crimson took a big 62 to 58 lead. Then Sacks committed his fifth personal foul, an placas made a pair of free throws, and Yale's Jay Dishnow scored on a long one hander to throw the game into overtime...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Eli Team Trips Crimson Five, 70-68 | 3/9/1953 | See Source »

...Attorney General of the U.S., a highly capable lawyer, is recognized as the best political strategist of his party, but he is neither a happy-hander like Jim Farley nor a glowering bully like Mark Hanna. He is a slim (5 ft. 10 in., 150 lbs.), neatly tailored man with an easy smile, a low-pitched voice, a high-pitched forehead, and the unassuming air of a side-aisle usher in a big-city church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Cleanup Man | 2/16/1953 | See Source »

...fans enjoyed the show. In the first ten days, 9,000 dropped in for a look, some to see the art and some chiefly to check up on Painter Meehan's baseball. One visitor was Robin Roberts, the Phillies' ace right-hander and the National League's top pitcher (28 games won) last year. Meehan found him frowning over a painting of himself pouring a pitch toward the plate during a night game, pressed him for an opinion. Pitcher Roberts explained that this was the first time he had ever been "within half a mile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Baseball with a Brush | 1/5/1953 | See Source »

Dick Ochmler, 160 pounder from Pennsylvania, will start at tailback; the Crimson's most dependable performer, Ochmler runs well, and is an excellent kicker. Dexter Lewis, the team's high scorer, will play wingback. Although a left hander, Lewis probably won't pass, but runs particularly well on the buck lateral series...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Yard Football Team Favored Against Eli Yearlings Today | 11/21/1952 | See Source »

...another American League development, Bobby Shantz, 24-game winner for the Philadelphia A's, suffered a broken wrist when he was hit on the wrist by a ball pitched by the Washington Senator's Walt Masterson. The little left-hander who was scheduled to pitch against the Yankees on Sunday will be lost for the rest of the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dodgers Win Pennant; Cleveland Loses, 10-1; Shantz Breaks Wrist | 9/24/1952 | See Source »

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