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...late unhappy Stefan Zweig shared with most of us who have lived there the belief that Brazil is indeed a "pais do futuro" (land of the future). [He] attributed the lack of race distinction to the organized planning of the early followers of Loyola in the 16th Century. Led by Manoel de Nobrega in 1549, the first six Jesuits in Brazil began to plan the "new state" . . . anticipating the moral equality of all members of the human family. Through miscegenation and education, No brega and those who followed him hoped to create a new nation, if not a new race...
Boot for the Billikens. Top-seeded, top-ranking Kentucky lost (67-56) to its first tournament opponent, a husky Loyola University (of Chicago) team that had not even been seeded. The fans had the unusual sight of a veteran team losing its poise. Two of Kentucky's three all-Americas (Alex Groza and Wah Wah Jones) left the game on fouls; only little Ralph Beard played up to his press clippings...
...Loyola and San Francisco University hadn't quite counted on staying around for the finals. Admitted Loyola Coach Tom Haggerty: "None of us brought enough shirts." But by the end of the week, there they were, on top of the tournament. Loyola had taken the measure of C.C.N.Y. (62-47) and Bradley University (55-5O) as well as of Kentucky. Meanwhile, San Francisco's Dons, also an unheralded lot, had beaten Manhattan (68-43), Utah (64-63) and Bowling Green (49-39)Towels & Value. On the night of the finals, 18,297 crowded into the Garden, hoping...
Then it was Loyola's turn for a while. With Forward Ralph Klaerich doing most of their scoring, they brought the game to a 47-47 tie with less than a minute to go. On the bench, the Dons' 33-year-old coach, Pete Newell, chewed on a crumpled towel...
...Loyola 55, Bradley...