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...notably those in University Hall, the grades which draft board officials use in determining a student's status do not appear until middle or late July. By then, the modern bicycle version of the grand tour is quite out of the question, except for those few fanatic enough to nip over and back at great expense per hour of enjoyment gained. Most would-be travelers stay home. This has happened to several local undergraduates, and probably many other students as well...
...first singles, Williams ace, Dick Squires, got even for his winter squash losses by defeating Captain Charlie Ufford, 6-4, 6-3. The best match of the afternoon saw sophomore John Rauh nip Soapy Symington, 2-6, 6-1, 10-8, in the second singles. The former Yardling captain's steady ground strokes won him the grueling third set on an 18th game service break...
Sometimes Utsugi found it necessary to introduce the sordid business of jail. At one flower-viewing he nabbed a thief who had filched a pair of ladies' bloomers, and hauled the miscreant off to headquarters. All in all, he captured close to 3,000 Nip dips, including the acknowledged master of them all, Ito Tamotsu. These incidents were usually conducted in a spirit of professional courtesy. "Ah, Tamotsu," said Utsugi when he copped the notorious Ito with his hand in an alien pocket for perhaps the 19th time, "I have caught you once again." "So you have," acknowledged Tamotsu...
Something to Live For (Paramount) casts Ray Milland as a reformed alcoholic who might be having a hangover from his Lost Weekend. An advertising man who has not touched liquor in 14 months, Milland is toying with the idea of just one nip. A duty call from an organization something like Alcoholics Anonymous sends him to the aid of promising Actress Joan Fontaine, who has taken to the bottle because she is afraid of facing a Broadway opening night. Milland's interest in her progresses, of course, from the clinical to the romantic. But since he is happily married...
...After a nip-and-tuck first half, a smooth-working Yardling five collected a tidy 76 to 60 win over the Dartmouth freshmen at the Blockhouse last night...