Word: poulsen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tragedy. Cushing first saw Squaw Valley in 1946. hiked into it (there was no road then) with a likable skier and Pan American World Airways pilot named Wayne Poulsen. who had bought up much of the valley's land. Over the bridge table that night, Alec cautiously asked his wife: "How would you like to live in these mountains?" Justine did not look up from her cards. "Are you out of your mind, Cushing?" she inquired icily. But two years later the Cushings and the McFaddens headed west once more to check on Squaw as a possible ski resort...
Despite the tragedy. Cushing was obsessed with opening a ski area, went into partnership with Airman Poulsen to develop Squaw in June 1948. Poulsen supplied the land-640 acres-and Cushing the money-$400,000. Alec and Justine invested $145,000 of their own, got $50,000 from Laurance Rockefeller, the rest from other friends...
Repetto countered with a lay-up, but Ehrlich tied the score on a free throw. Then, after Bowditch hit a jump shot Dellavance again tied it up. With one minute to play, Bowditch put the varsity in front a second time, but Al Poulsen dropped in a hook twenty seconds from the end to send the contest into overtime at 55 all. Reed subsequently missed a foul shot that would have meant a regulation Brown...
Brown's scoring was more evenly distributed, as Ehrlich tallied 16, and Reed, Poulsen, and Dellavance each scored 14. The Bruins were most effective from the foul line, where they collected 18 points as compared with Harvard...
Both teams used a man-to-man defense, and employed somewhat similar offenses. Brown worked off a high pivot, usually Poulsen, while the Crimson most often cut around center McClellan in attempts to get clear...