Word: semis
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Emmet, who was seeded second in the tournament, was upset by unseeded Dave Mason of Pittsburg in a close five-game match. Stephen Vehslage of Haverford (Pa.) School defeated Dan Morgan, Jr. of Yale in the other semi-final contest of the tourney. Eliminated in the quarter-finals were Ralph Mason Jr. of Pittsburg; H. Von L. Meyer Jr., Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.; John Ireton, Toronto University; and Romer Holloran, Exeter Academy...
Crimson diver Frank Gorman showed his lack of experience badly when he sneaked into the final round of the one-meter dive with 190.75. Although Gorman scored well in the semi-final round, faulty diving in the first round and one bad dive in the final round of four optional dives kept him out of the scoring...
...well-dressed urbanity. He became a tab-grabbing customer at Vic Rosellini's in Seattle and Del Vecchio's in San Francisco. His third wife (he has been divorced by all three) had a certain standing in San Francisco society. He was admitted to Seattle's semi-stylish Washington Athletic Club. Most of all, Frank Brewster followed the horses, as owner and fan. A fast trader, he has paid as much as $25,000 for a horse: Brief Moment, winner of the $10,000 Longacres Mile at Seattle in 1939. He was appointed to the Washington State...
...canal from Egypt's internal politics to the satisfaction of the West. The Egyptian dictator will not and cannot accept outright international control, either in operation of the Canal or collection of its revenues. Furthermore, Egypt has proved herself capable of operating the canal herself, and if a semi-peaceful situation is established, there is no reason why the foreign pilots who left in October should not return. Egypt was operating the canal acceptably in October and their unexpected success might have been a factor in the Anglo-French attack, as Britain and France were probably expecting Nasser to fail...
...team since 1947 had sported a winning record, and basketball had sunk into a state of semi-abandon in the eyes of too many students...