Word: match
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Star Mary (South Pacific) Martin, topped by a haircut that resembles a scrap of Persian lamb, stole the show at a Manhattan benefit for an animal hospital. Though her own dog was home sick, she picked up a perfect understudy-Coky, a miniature French poodle with a hairdo to match...
...Jake Kramer, 28, king of the pro tennis players, looked a little gaunt at 162 Ibs. For two years, from Madrid to Melbourne, he had been eating in hotels and hash-houses, sleeping when he could, trying to stay fit for one big match after another. Last week Big Jake cast a quizzical eye upon 190-lb. Pancho Gonzales, 21, twice U.S. amateur champion and current aspirant to Kramer's professional throne. Said Kramer: "He'll melt off some of that weight, and every pound will make it tougher on me. Pancho didn't get enough work...
Next night, as their 90-match tour began before 13,357 fans in Madison Square Garden, Pancho got his first workout as a pro. He rocked back and let go with his big weapon-a hard, high-twisting serve. Kramer, tense and continually wiping the palm of his racket hand between shots, fired Pancho's big serves right back and won the opening game. Then Pancho broke Kramer's equally big and more accurate serve...
...Crimson showed it had one strong team, capable of playing together and playing hard. Offensively, they played with enough team coordination to match the Tigers for well over half the game, but in the final quarter the line was just too tired to go on blocking well...
Undefeated Andover, which has a habit of playing tie games, was an almost perfect match for Poley Guyda's Yardlings. The Blue's halfback line consistently beat a faltering Crimson offense to the ball. As the result, the final outcome was a replica of last year's 9 to 0 tie between the two teams...