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Yale took the early lead. While the varsity stayed between 30 and 32, the Eli used power tons and took a three-quarter length lead at the halfway mark. But as the Elis passed the two mile mark they virtually lost the race. Number four oar Court Schmidt faltered--after having overexerted himself--and barely went through the motions the rest of the way. And the varsity eight beat a Yale seven by five lengths...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 6/1/1953 | See Source »

...Chicago, Mrs. Margaret Schmidt, 38, won a trophy for having lost more weight in 1952 than any other member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). The organization has 2,500 members (all women) in nine states. Chapter members meet once a week to weigh in (they pay fines if they have gained), maybe hear a doctor or nurse give helpful hints. They reduce only under doctor's orders. As a member of a Milwaukee chapter, Mrs. Schmidt, 5 ft. 3 in., had lost an even 100 lbs., was down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Capsules, Feb. 9, 1953 | 2/9/1953 | See Source »

...Dorothea Schmidt '56, Barbara Knauff '54, F. James O'Neil '53, and Marshal R. Pihl '55 lead this year's cast. They are aided by Elizabeth Kalkhurst '56, Nancy Fisher '54, Barbara Williams '55, and Elizabeth Ann Eilers '54. Other male members of the cast include Timothy F. Nichols '54, Clifford A. Bean 2B, Michael K. Victor '55, and Martin H. Myers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Work on 'Drumbeats' Begins, Cast Selected | 2/4/1953 | See Source »

Quality-Quantity. In Cincinnati, Policeman Louis A. Schmidt was fired after he admitted that, while on duty, he had "downed two drinks-both fifths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISCELLANY: Miscellany, Jan. 5, 1953 | 1/5/1953 | See Source »

...Arabian Nights, a genie made the mistake of climbing back into his bottle and a fisherman clamped a cork on him. Vienna's police department feels that climbing into a bottle is likely to create grave "danger to personal and public health." Rudolph Schmidt, a carnival stunt man from Bad Hall, holds quite an opposite view. A self-made genie who calls himself the Hindu Fakir Rayo, Rudolph insists that a year spent inside a bottle can provide science with some valuable lessons in controlled diet. It will also, he hopes, attract a sizable crowd of sightseers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRIA: Bottled Genie | 12/22/1952 | See Source »

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