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Cornell's Dick Savitt and Leonard Steiner at one two court carry national titles, Savitt ranking twenty-sixth in the country and Steiner Junior doubles champ and singles runner-up. Savitt made fast work of Ted Backe in two quick, lopsided sets, Steve Pratt, who jumped from three to two court in inter-team competition last week, gave Steiner more trouble, taking the first round, and losing the next two by close scores...
...Sees Red CORNELL (56) G F P Arrison, lf 1 1 3 Gallagher 1 0 2 R. Gale, rf 6 3 15 Booze 0 0 0 Peterson, c 1 1 3 J. Gale 6 2 14 Dowd 0 0 0 Hodapp, lg 3 1 7 Middleton 1 0 2 Savitt 0 0 0 Chollett, rg 3 4 10 Giles 0 0 0 Totals 22 12 56 HARVARD (30) G F P Davis, lf 2 0 4 Gantt 1 0 2 Noble 1 0 2 Page, rf 5 0 10 Nelson 0 0 0 Hauptfuhrer, c 4 4 12 Mariaschin...
...Solitude," by Joe Sullivan, is something this famous pianoman won't live down for a long time-it's that bad... While Father Hincs is still the king of all pianomen to me, his work on his theme "Deep Forest" sounds a little listless... "W.P.A.," by Jan Savitt, is worth getting. While you may agree or disagree with its lyrics. It's one of the few times a Jazz song has had words that were really meaningful...
...advent of Chick Webb and Gene Krupa has revolutionized the style of every rhythm section in the country, so that today even a mediocre band like Jan Savitt's can cut any of the old Armstrong or Henderson groups as for as pure rhythm is concerned. Compare Fletcher's Sugarfoot Stomp with Savitt's and see what I mean...
Records: Jan Savitt has been gaining extremely well these days, his latest being "Rose of the Rio Grande," an oldie done in much the same fashion as the Ellington rendition, meaning it to be a trombone concerto in this case for Al Leopold instead of Lawrence Brown. Very fine playing, although a few of Leopold's ideas are lifted from Browns solo . . . Bobby Byrn's band is coming along in great shape. The twenty year old refugee from Jimmy Dorsey's outfit is turning out a steady series of good tune expositions, "Busy as a Bee" being" being his newest...