Word: nine
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last minute the Senate had added two minor amendments. Otherwise the committee's recommendations (TIME, April 22) rode through untouched. A five-man, full-time civilian commission would have complete and sweeping powers over every phase of atomic research, production, engineering and application. A military liaison committee, a nine-man advisory board of civilians appointed by the President, and a bi-partisan congressional committee would act as a check and conscience on the operations of the Atomic Commission. The whole bill was geared to mesh with any future international control adopted...
...fevers of unidentified origin continued to make life miserable for Bolles. The two heavy crews he sent to Annapolis had collectively lost four men more before they ever reached the starting line. With the dice loaded against them, the Varsity boat brought up the tail end in the nine-way regatta (won by Wisconsin) and suffered the ignominy of trailing both M.I.T. and Princeton, their meat of a week before. In their race, the Jayvees did a little better, finishing seventh in the field, while at Cambridge the stay-at-home 150's walked away from Princeton, Cornell, Pennsylvania...
Floyd Stahl's Varsity nine, attempting to climb up over the .500 mark, will be playing the dark horse at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow when it takes on a high-flying Yale squad at Soldiers Field. This game will be the first in the historic series since 1943, when the Crimson outslugged its rivals...
...scores in late-season games. Shortstop-captain Don Swegan is still leading the team batting parade with a lusty .368 average, while his teammates Nick Rodis and Bill Fitz, who have been hitting steadily all season, have healthy percentages of .346 and .342. The nine's only other .300 hitter is left fielder Mal Allen, who has risen sharply after an early season slump to his present...
...evidence points toward a heavily favored Blue nine taking the field tomorrow; luck and Eli over-confidence will be Coach Stahl's strongest assistants...