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...golfer with the two-step swing, Torakichi Nakamura, introduced an enduring craze for golf to postwar Japan with his 1957 victory in the Canada Cup. Nakamura, also known as Pete, first worked on a golf course as a caddie at 14 and compensated for his height with an innovative game. By 20, he was a pro, and in 1958 he became one of the first two Japanese golfers to play in the U.S. Masters after World War II. Later in life, he coached champions such as Hisako Higuchi, the first Asian to be inducted into the World Golf Hall...
...master.Earning a place on the Harvard Faculty is no small achievement. The gate to this exclusive preserve remains almost ineluctably locked, even to the most promising of scholars, until he has clearly distinguished himself in his respective field. By the time an academic has ascended to such a height, he has presumably amassed an incredibly broad knowledge of his subject and, most likely, attained unrivaled expertise in his specialty—whether it be Machiavelli or early American midwifery.As such, professors, if we trust the judgment of Harvard, are credible authorities in their fields and are qualified to pass...
...week’s Ivy League Player of the Week added to her ongoing highlight reel with several no-look passes that found teammates under the basket. But it wasn’t all fast breaks and layups for the first-place Crimson early Saturday night. Realizing its own height disadvantage, Brown started four guards against Harvard’s traditional three-guard set. While Rollins had her way against the undersized Bears—she had nine first-frame points en route to a game-high 15-point performance—the Crimson, eager to create mismatches...
...different from outdoors and from cross-country and Claire’s cross-country.” The women’s squad also offered notable showings in the field events, including three top-10 finishes. In the pole vault, Stanton and classmate Clara Blattler cleared a 10th place height of 3.45 meters (11’3”) and a runner-up height of 3.70 meters (12’1”), respectively. Becky Christensen led Harvard high jumpers with a 1.73 meter (5’8”) jump. On the men’s side, the Crimson...
...been having really good attempts at higher heights,” Christensen said. “I’ve been having really great height this year, but I’ve been having some trouble with my timing over...