Word: quintets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Records: Tommy Dorsey's (Victor) "Symphony in Riffs" might sound a little better if played at a slower tempo. . . Richard Himber's imitation of Basie and other bands is done quite well (Victor) . . . About the Goodman Quintet's record of "Pick-A-Rib" (Victor): It sounds to me as if his brother Harry were the bass player on the record. And brother Harry runs a barbecue on 52nd Street in New York known as the Pick-A-Rib. That wouldn't be an advertisement, would it? The first side is uniformly bad, sounding something like one of Ray Scott...
...Fesler's Varsity hoopmen are due for another tough evening when they move into the Palestra at Philadelphia tonight to tangle with a rapidly improving Quaker quintet. An ordinary Pennsylvania team would be enough to trip the anaemic Feslermen this year, but those Red and Blue cagers are really on the way up to a contending position...
Skip Stahley's Freshmen cagers face one of their most important tests of the schedule when they journey to Hanover to match shots with a strong Dartmouth cub quintet. The Feslermen boast a record of 12 wins in 13 starts which they will risk against the "Little Green" today...
...half the score was 18 to 16 for the schoolboys but as the last period opened the Crimson quintet pulled themselves up to tie Exeter 22-all after seven minutes of play. From this point on Exeter rapidly drew away piling up a ten-point lead by the end of the game...
...players that skip had over had to work with at Harvard. They have had their ups and downs this season, but fortunately most of their infrequent downs have been confined to afternoon practice sessions. They suffered their only defeat at the hands of a strong Boston University Cub quintet by a 41 to 35 score...