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Harvard gained the U.S. position at the championships by defeating the Vesper Boat Club, Penn, and other top crews at the July 1 trials. Two years ago, it was Vesper that upset Harvard in the American Olympic Trials. But this time the Harvard team was too strong and too smooth. It won by two lengths, and moving away at the finish...
...path to joining Europe - or even to cooperation in joint projects - is not smooth," sighed Britain's Guardian. It was the understatement of the week. With lofty hauteur, Charles de Gaulle has heaped scorn on every effort by Britain to nudge its way into the Common Market. It is even getting difficult for the French and the British to stay partners in the ambitious set of joint aircraft-production schemes so loudly heralded over the past couple of years...
There is no doubt that the Syndicate exists and that it exerts virtually total control over the Federation. It is a tightly organized, extremely pragmatic group within and outside the YRNF. The smooth-flowing procedures (in contrast to rowdyism at previous conventions), the separation of delegation headquarters by as much as ten miles, and the failure to circulate proposed resolutions indicate how efficiently the Syndicate has consolidated its power since...
...expert at collecting bases on balls, breaking up double plays, and heckling and generally enraging opponents. Now 49 and in his second year as manager of the Chicago White Sox, who last week were leading the American League by 4½ games, Stanky insists that he is as smooth and mellow as V.S.O.P. Napoleon. "How can a blue-eyed man like me be a villain?" he asks. "I have a wonderful personality...
...race, however, the outcome was by no means certain. Vesper jumped to a quick lead, and Harvard's shaky rowers were just even with Penn, a crew twice defeated by the Crimson earlier this year. But by the 500-meter mark, Harvard had settled down to a smooth and surprisingly low pace of 35-36, and was gaining ground fast. At 1000 meters, it was half a length ahead of Vesper, a full length ahead of Penn, and still pulling away...