Word: keenness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Stanislavsky Method. It is no accident that Whitfield is a champion. A keen student of track, the lean (6 ft. 1 in., 165 lbs.) California Negro works as hard at his titleholder's role as an actor who follows the famed Stanislavsky method of living the part. Working in front of a big mirror, he studies his form; after a stiff workout, he again goes to the mirror to see if his face reflects strain. He studies the opposition almost as closely. After a trial heat, when he knows he has to race the same runners again, Whitfield will...
Defensive Lapse. But Dukes is fallible, particularly under the keen scrutiny of Coach Russell. Last week, playing St. Bonaventure before the biggest crowd (15,482) of the basketball season at Madison Square Garden, Dukes & Co. found themselves in unaccustomed trouble at half time: a 35-35 tie. In the dressing room, Coach Russell gave Dukes a dressing down for misplaying St. Bonaventure's big man, Center Bill Edwards, on defense. Russell, who never pampers his star senior pupil, gave Dukes new defensive instructions. The big center told his coach: "I'll remember. I'll give him room...
...eyes are keen, my hearing fair...
...personality and opinions are as open to public consumption as his sherry bottle. He is a staunch partisan of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Democratic Party, slipping the first into his Gov. 1 sections, and defending the second against all comers in the dining hall. He is a keen critic of clothes, even unto distinguishing between products of the second and third floor of Brooks Brothers...
Competition is keen for the Foster Trophy that will go to the champion, and several top-flight squash players have entered the tournament. First-seeded Charlie Ufford is the present National Intercollegiate Champion and National Invitational Tourney Champion, and easily won top honors in the University Tournament last year. His most dangerous challenger is former varsity man Hugh Nawn '52, Montreal Tournament champion...