Word: spotting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...very good players and then tail off rather rapidly. Their number one man, sophomore Raul Carmen, the top player in Cuba, has performed on two of that country's Davis Cup teams. He must be favored over Crimson captain Ned Weld, who defeated Bob Bowditch for the first singles spot in a test match yesterday...
...charges of murder. A short ride in a bus and a jeep brought Marks, the guards, a priest and the prisoners to within 200 feet of an old moat, 20 feet deep and surrounded on three sides by high stone walls. A six-man firing squad waited on a spot worn bare of grass...
...fact that so huge a stockpile of ancient art has survived is in part due to the fact that, remote and detached, Mount Sinai has long been a still point in a turning world. It marks a spot sacred to three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There Moses heard the voice of Yahweh out of the burning bush, commanding him to go down to Egypt and set Israel free. On the journey to the Promised Land, Moses stopped again at Sinai, climbed to the peak and received the Tablets of the Law. Among Christians, Mount Sinai is also revered...
...saves the policy, captures the villain, gets the girl (Rhonda Fleming). Conclusion: as the grateful townsfolk gather around and promise to erect a statue of the hero in the public square, Hope strikes a statuesque attitude, suddenly finds himself occupied by a passing flock of pigeons. Best spot gag: Hope saunters over to a small boy who is playing the piano at a Missouri wingding, pats his head, gently inquires, "What's your name, son?" The boy looks up, peering uncertainly through thick glasses. "Harry Truman," he says...
...fairly good showing during the spring trip has brightened the outlook. Bron Thayer, Lanny Keyes and Ed Tarlov are slated to start Saturday's game with the Boston Lacrosse Club, while Mike Adair, a senior beginning his first season of lacrosse here, has also been bidding for a spot in the lineup...