Word: roughness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Figure." The winners could not have cared less about their Trendex. The real payoff was at the box office, and the scramble for the little statuettes was long and rough. Since most of the Academy's 2,087 voters are in Hollywood, the trade papers were barraged with publicity as carefully aimed as that in any congressional race. Actor David Niven, clearly a red-hot contender, paid for some $1,500 worth of personal ads for himself. His producers, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster. shelled out even more. "We evaluate the opposition," explained one film flack, "and figure...
...wind blew down the course throughout the regatta, kicking up rough, lumpy waves which made lining the crews up for the start difficult and cut the times low. Fastest time of the day was posted by the J.V.'s at 7:22 over the mile and five-sixteenths Henley distance. Last week the varsity twice rowed the course under...
...Crimson freshmen's loss in the first race of the afternoon prevented the lightweights' continuing last years' record of sweeping five straight regattas without losing a race. The Cornell freshmen understroked the Crimson eight most of the way, winning by less than half a length in the very rough water. Cornell, Harvard and M.I.T. finished in 7:45, 7:46.2, and 8:01, respectively...
...heavyweights have gained back the time lost due to the late start this year, partly because of the intensive work done indoors during the winter. Although conditioning will not be the cause of any Crimson defeats, the varsity is still quite rough and this is accountable in part to the weather, practices late in the afternoon, and the continued shifting between boats...
...middle distances may be rough. Dave Gray and Ron Salter finished one-two in the 600 and Bill Hanne won the 1000 in the Cadets' 64 1/3-44 2/3 win last season. Healy could also help Army here. Against these skilled runners the Crimson will pit captain Albie Gordon and Dave Brahms in the 440 and Art Cahn in the 880. Gordon and Brahms have improved immensely, and Cahn should be more at home at the shorter outdoor distance...