Word: punches
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Radcliffe has built an effective sales team with a one-two punch. The "one" is publicity director Joan Projansky '49, the "two" is dean of college relations Mildred P. Sherman '21. Last winter and spring, Miss Sherman invaded the Wild West preceded by a carefully laid barrage of releases from the publicity office...
...there is any squash coach in the nation who has a right to cry, it is Barnaby Last year he had the top on-two punch in intercollegiate squash: Charlie Ufford, twice national individual intercollegiate champion, and Dave Watts, who, in three years was beaten only by Williams' Soapy Symington, led his team to the 1953 intercollegiate team championship, but both were lost through graduation...
...will replace the present equipment in University rooms. In the meantime, four Kirkland House students are testing the various alternatives. Metal desks and wooden ones undergo the daily wear of cigarette butts and feet. Bookshelves feel the load of heavy Government texts. Tables withstand the stain and strain of punch bowls...
Turpin, a hard-punching, unrefined sort of fighter, started strong. He dashed out throwing punches, carried the fight to Olson for the first three rounds. Bobo, a clever boxer without a killing punch, backtracked nimbly, protected his head with his arms, and bided his time. As Turpin began to run out of steam-he had boxed less than 30 rounds in training -Bobo began his own offensive: a rat-tat-tat of light lefts and rights with just enough poke to them to keep Turpin off balance...
There was no ten-count punch in the Olson armory, but well before the end of the 15 rounds, Bobo had the title on points. Before the ring announcer could begin his portentous spiel ("The winner . . . and new Middleweight Champion . . ."), Loser Turpin dashed across the ring with a big smile and wrung the hand of Winner Olson. The new champion promptly burst into tears of happiness...