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...lobbied for it," Harvard Coach Ronn Tomassoni says. "If a team has quickness ad skill, you would think that with less players on the ice it should play into that team's strength...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: New Rules Aid Speed, Crimson Finesse | 11/5/1994 | See Source »

...quickness and skill are certainly two facets that the Crimson definitely isn't lacking...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: New Rules Aid Speed, Crimson Finesse | 11/5/1994 | See Source »

Born in Harlem in 1924, Earl Powell was, on the evidence, something of a prodigy. His father was a building superintendent but also had some skill as a stride pianist, and he started giving his son lessons at the age of three. By the time Bud was seven, his father claimed, neighborhood musicians would come by and take the boy out so everyone could admire his chops. At 10 he could play Fats Waller and Art Tatum. While he was still in his teens, Powell fell in with Thelonious Monk, who after a time would even let Bud take over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAZZ: The King of the Hill | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...best social program is a good job," said Romney, a highly successful executive who cited his business savvy as a skill qualifying him for the Senate...

Author: By Leondra R. Kruger, | Title: Senate Candidates Spar in Holyoke | 10/28/1994 | See Source »

...Their primary skill is putting a round ball through an orange hoop. If no one pays them to do this, they're out of luck (as many baseball players are finding out). Remember Jimmy Jackson's almost-full-season holdout from the Dallas Mavericks...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: The Work Stoppage | 10/28/1994 | See Source »

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