Word: loser
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...practice, left the G.O.P. only five months to groom a nominee. ¶Stevenson-for-President Democrats who sadly buried Adlai in 1956 are happily resurrecting him for 1960 and glancing nervously at hurdles in his path toward a third nomination. Most immediate hurdles: 1) prejudice against a two-time loser; 2) Massachusetts' John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who has been doing prodigious spadework of his own in preparation for a presidential run. Stevensonites are convinced that the money for the Kennedy boom is not Jack's but father Joe's. And they smile indulgently at the Catholic...
...also the kingpin of TV bowling, each hour-long golf show (Sat. 4 p.m., ABC) boils down to an 18-hole match between two top pros, e.g., Gary Middlecoff, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, playing before six simultaneously grinding movie cameras. The winner of each match gets $2,000 (the loser, $1,000) and the right to keep playing as long as he wins. Players can win bonuses of $500 for an eagle, $10,000 for a hole in one. With tensely whispered commentary by Announcer Jim Britt. the games drum up genuine suspense, made somehow more tantalizing by the fact...
...preliminary game, Bill Richling, with 26 points, and Greg Loser, with 21, led the Yardling five to a 90-72 rout over the Northeastern freshmen. Bob Bowditch, the freshman high scorer, also tallied 19 for the victors...
...better shooters on the squad is Greg Loser, a 5 ft. 11 in. back-courtman from Belmont, Mass. Loser, a probable starter at guard, has a variety of shots from the outside including a patented, springing, jump-shot. Perhaps the best marksman on the squad is 6 ft. 2 in. Bill Richling, from St. Albans, N.Y. Richling, who will start at one of the guards, is a co-alumnus of Andrew Jackson High along with the Celtics' Bob Cousy. The slender Richling jump-shoots, scores on driving layups and rebounds well from his backcourt position...
...Bonn to a larger body of more flexible Social Democratic leaders in closer touch with the voters, and with a more pragmatic approach to practicalities. Above all, the reformers intend that the party shall not go to the people again in 1961 with Erich Ollenhauer, a two-time loser, as its candidate for the chancellorship...