Word: headers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...backstretch Kazantsev strained into a two-yard lead. Then, at the last water jump, the Russian stumbled and nearly took a header. Showing the new form he had picked up from watching the Europeans practice, Ashenfelter took off from the barrier in one smooth glide, splashed on one foot near the water's edge, swung up on the turf, then back on the track. Sailing over the final hurdle, he sprinted the last 30 yards, finished 6.2 sec. ahead of tottering Vladimir. His time: 8 min. 45.4 sec., the fastest steeplechase ever run on either side of the Iron...
...varsity baseball team, currently lodged in fourth place in the Eastern Intercollegiate League, has a chance to move up a notch in the standings tomorrow when it faces Dartmouth in a double-header on Soldiers Field...
...stock market, which has felt weak in the knees for some time, took a slight header last week. It was pushed down by American Telephone & Telegraph Co., which announced a $500 million issue of convertible bonds, and American Woolen Co., world's biggest woolen firm, which passed its dividend. Since A.T. & T.'s new issue would dilute the present stock, traders rushed to sell. A.T. & T., normally steady, dropped two points. American Woolen dropped three points to 30; for minutes, trading had to be stopped before a bid could be found. The unloading of stocks spread...
Coach Stuffy McInnis is faced with a rough opener on Patriot's Day when the team travels to West Point to take on Army in another double-header. The third twin-ball is against Dartmouth in Cambridge...
...Whitefish that Andy met a blond Dartmouth skier, Dave Lawrence, 1949 U.S. giant slalom champion. They met the way skiers often do-suddenly. Dave took a header at Andy's feet, looked angrily up to see her regarding him with what he was sure was a "scornful expression." For her part, Andy didn't like the way Dave looked at her. Two weeks later they sat opposite each other at dinner, and Dave "kept looking at me in an accusing way and wiggling his eyebrows. It was absolutely infuriating." Being international skiers, they kept on meeting, and looking...