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...election, Philadelphia Republican leaders sounded out a local lawyer. Would he? Answered bald, ever-boyish Harold Stassen, 51, Governor of Minnesota (1939-43), sometime (1955-58) presidential assistant on disarmament, soundly defeated candidate last spring for the Republican gubernatorial nomination: a tentative yes-if the bosses can rout up enough rank-and-file support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 9, 1959 | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

...made, the Elis were back in Harvard ice, and when Smith's second shot from exactly the same spot caught the same corner 23 seconds later, the turtle-shaped roof nearly blew off. With a 2-0 score after only 48 seconds, nearly everyone had visions of a Yale rout...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: Yale Downs Swimmers; Elis Tie Sextet, 5-5 | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

...varsity gives one of its poorer showings, however, a rout similar to last year's Eli 105-87 triumph could be the case. The Bulldogs sewed up third place in the Ivy League Saturday by winning for the seventh time in their last nine outings, a considerable improvement over their mediocre early season performance...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Downs to Lead Favored Yale Quintet Against Crimson in Season's Finale | 3/4/1959 | See Source »

...beautifully balanced squad, Princeton has the potential to put the varsity to rout. Yet with the psychological disadvantages of playing on an unfamiliar court and thinking about the Dartmouth game, the Tigers seem ripe for an upset, and there is no better occasion than tonight...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Powerful Tigers Heavily Favored Tonight at I.A.B. | 2/20/1959 | See Source »

...Piel led the varsity's sabre rout, winning three straight bouts, and Manuel Cabral and Mike Woolf contributed 2-1 records. With this triumph, the Crimson virtually clinched first-year possession of the Arvanites Sabre Trophy, a new award to be given annually to the best Boston area sabre team. The trophy will be offered for five years, and the team winning it three of those years will gain permanent ownership...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fencers Beat M.I.T. Squad, 16-11 | 2/19/1959 | See Source »

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