Word: polishers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There was a lot of speculation as to whether Prestifilippo or sophomore goalie Peter Zachowich (6 GP, 3-2-0, .876%, 3.87 GAA last year) would start in the season-opener. Both goalies played in Harvard's 3-0 shutout of the Polish National team last week, but Harvard coach Ronn Tomassoni said that his decision to start Prestifilippo had nothing to do with that game...
...begun in 1907 by two German scholars, Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, but since the publication of its 37th volume in 1950, it has tried to do no more than issue occasional volumes of updates. Even that is a task comparable to repainting the Brooklyn Bridge with a nail-polish brush. Thieme-Becker is not, in any case, translated into English...
...that Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska has been awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize for Literature [Milestones, Oct. 14], one can hardly buy her poems in Polish bookstores--they are sold out. These days our life-style has changed; we scarcely have time for poems. It is sad that we need a kind of hype to get interested in the wonders of poetry. This Nobel Prize serves to remind us that it is time to strengthen our weak cultural awareness. MACIEJ FRANKIEWICZ Konin, Poland
QUOTE OF NOTE: "There is a Hispanic agenda...it's the same as the Polish, Irish and Lithuanian agenda: If you work hard, sweat and toil and play by the rules, you will be rewarded...
...combined effort last Saturday, the pair tossed a shutout against the Polish National Team, splitting the ice time equally and having to register only a combined 15 saves...