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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Minus its most dependable player and leading scorer, the 1955-56 edition of the varsity basketball team opens a tough 24 game schedule tonight against Amherst. Game time...
...Place defeated his opponent Olmstead 9-15, 15,10, 15-17, 15-8, 15-11, while Pete Milton at three took Webb 12-15, 15-5, 15-11, 14-16, 15-5. Lee Folger beat Lee in straight games, 15-3, 15-1, 15-4. The only Crimson player to lose was Charlie McVegh, who lost to Riley...
...will receive major awards. Unless the Council elevates cross country permanently, however, next fall's team, if not a championship one, will once again receive the customary minor letter. This "reward" policy illustrates the regrettable arbitrariness of the Athletic Association's major-minor letter system. Whether or not a player receives a major letter now hinges either upon his team's spectator appeal or its success. By disregarding the amount of time, ability, and hard work a sport demands, this policy contradicts the College's tradition of sponsoring athletics because of their participant value, not their spectator popularity...
...other Crimson player on the first Ivy team is tackle Orville Tice, who was selected over Phil Tarasovic, Yale's star tackle. However, Yale had more players on the first and second teams than any of the other colleges with three on the first and two on the second...
After a few more captains thanked everyone from their high school coach to the lowest substitute on their team for their success, Geary O'Leary, a Holy Cross halfback, received the Senior Achievement Award, given to the New England player who shows the most "courage and determination." After breaking that three operations were required to mend it, O'Leary came back to play football again this year only to break the leg again...