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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Coach Corey Wynn had nothing but praise for the number two singles player from Brown. It was he who caused Gerry Murphy to go to three sets before winning...
...varsity tennis team will be out for win number three at 3:45 p.m. this afternoon when it takes on Brown on the Soldiers Field courts...
Beginning shortly after Christmas this year, the Hollywood press agents have been billing an incredible number of films with a huge picture of the "Oscar" statue beside the title, and underneath the faint admission that the film or one of its stars has been only nominated for an Award. We have all seen how early, and frequently inferior, films in which one of this year's winners has appeared, have been brought back for re-showing with a conspicuous "Oscar" in all the advertisements. I would not mind this retroactivity in the publicity men except for the yellow taint...
...size of the record is to reduce what is called "tracking error." Tracking error is distortion introduced when the needle is not aligned with the groove. A curved pickup arm on a twelve-inch record can be perpendicular to the grooves at only a few spots. By reducing the number of grooves, Victor has virtually eliminated tracking error. But the total distortion normally created by tracking error is less than the distortion of most amplifiers, so that tracking error is not heard except on the very fine machines. The fault Victor is correcting in its "quality zone" is therefore...
...number of things might have changed the course of the corrida at Cuenca on Saint Barbara's Day. For example, if Eladio Gomez, tight-fisted impresario of the little Mexican bull ring, had not taken a second tequila one morning he might never have signed up Luis Bello, the famous and expensive matador. If Matador...