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...movies give us two glimpses of Hart: both fictional, tantalizing, sad. The better known is an MGM bio-pic, the 1948 "Words and Music," with Tom Drake as Rodgers and Mickey Rooney as Hart. There we learn that Hart was short, agitated, unreliable, full of mischief and misery - and that if only Betty Garrett had accepted his offer of matrimony, he might have lived his full span. It happens that Hart did propose to Vivienne Segal, who starred in R&Hart's "Pal Joey"; and she did refuse, telling friends, "I mean, I never even kissed Larry." The film omits...
...sixth, Harvard showed its toughness, halting a Minutewomen rally with great defense. After a bloop double to lead off, Brotemarkle got UMass’ top hitter, Teri Rooney, to pop out to left. Brotemarkle’s full count offering to the next batter, the Minutewomen’s home run leader Scooter Wheeler, was lined to right...
UMass struck first, scoring three runs in the top of the third off of Whitton. With one out, two Minutewomen reached base, one thanks to an infield single and the other due to a bloop to right. Rooney, 5-for-7 on the day, smacked a double to left to bring...
After a conference on the mound, the Crimson allowed a sacrifice fly to drive in another score. With runners on first and third, Miller threw to second to thwart an attempted steal, but Rooney made a heads up play and scored from third...
WATCH THE FRONT LINE. In a sales or service business, that's the best way to enhance the bottom line. Consider the typical cell-phone company, which each year loses nearly 40% of its customers, a figure that U.S. Cellular president John Rooney calls "a personal affront." He says he's less interested in luring new customers with rock-bottom, gimmicky calling plans than in making sure existing customers are happy with the plans they have selected. U.S. Cellular requires new sales and customer-service reps to undergo six weeks of training that emphasizes behavior rather than gadgetry. "We tell...