Word: penns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After burning up the prairie country for five or six years, Welk-who had now taken charge of the band and toned down his music-got a playing date in Pittsburgh's William Penn Hotel, where the band wore white tie and tails that "hid the farm a little but didn't hide all of it." Welk went on network radio in Pittsburgh and began to be known nationally, was good enough by 1947 to fill in for Guy Lombardo in Manhattan. Since 1951 Welk has been playing regularly at the Aragon, an ancient ballroom in Venice, Calif...
...varsity golf team concluded an undistinguished season this weekend by splitting its final two matches, beating Penn 4 to 3 on Friday and losing to Dartmouth by the same score on the following day. The split gave the Crimson a 5-8 season's record, exclusive of tournament play...
Hastings continued his fine clutch hitting, driving in two runs in each game. He was instrumental in the first three runs against Penn, batting in two and scoring the third himself...
After Botsford walked, Dick Fisher hit a towering drive to right which should have gone for a home run. But the lame-legged left fielder was knocked off stride by Penn catcher Bill Schuck, and he missed the plate. The relay reached home in time to tag out Fisher before he could retrace his steps...
Today, with last-place Penn furnishing the opposition on Soldiers field at 3 p.m., the varsity should be able to even its league record. Coach Norm Shepard will start Dom Repetto, who a year ago won his first varsity game against the Quakers, in relief...