Word: slow
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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From the first round it was obvious that an 18-month layoff had rusted Schmeling. He usually is a slow starter, but his timing was unusually poor as Thomas, flailing awkwardly with his right hand sometimes ahead of his left, tapped him at will and won the round. In the second, Thomas landed a low blow and was penalized the round, but it did not belong to him anyway. Schmeling had cut his nose...
Bernard mortuary, full during the winter of victims of accidents, to be identified and claimed by their relatives in the spring. The remainder of the solemn, slow-moving picture was filmed in the French monastery of La Trappe, to enter which Director Alexandre needed to employ as much wire-pulling and salesman ship as he did in making Cloistered. The Trappist monks, one of the strictest of Catholic orders, speak to one another only by signs, and permitted Director Alexandre no special staging, no retakes. A much better job of photography, the Trappist sequence of Monastery is more sombre than...
...week the much-discussed concerto's orchestral score was outlined by a piano accompaniment. Judging by the rather sketchy results, critics were inclined to support Joachim's deprecation of the work. Typical of Schumann were its lyric melody, its cyclical form and the elusive rhythm of its slow movement. Also typical was its occasional awkwardness for the violin (Schumann was a pianist). Very obvious, despite Menuhin's contentions, was the need of editing. Most of the important violin concertos by great masters have either been edited by, or written in collaboration with, some eminent violinist. But violinists...
...Willets with two goals and two assists respectively led the unimpressive Freshman team which demonstrated by its performance that it has a long way to go before it attempts next March to extend Hodder's long string of victories over Yale. Most apparent defects were slow skating, poor passing, and failure to play positions...
...spite of the close score, the game was slow, with an obviously superior Jayvee five missing numerous chances to increase their total. Outstanding for the Crimson were Al Maguire on the defense and Bill Humes, high scorer with 14 points...