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...DIED. EDDIE PARKER, 69, smooth-talking pool player whose mythic hustles and jaw-dropping trick shots inspired the iconic role played by Paul Newman in the 1961 film The Hustler; in Brownsville, Texas. "Fast Eddie," as he was widely known, lived and breathed cinematic cool: even in his later years he stalked the tables in a tuxedo, with slicked-back silver hair and a cigarette dangling from his lips. The master of the green felt spent his last day cue-in-hand, suffering a fatal heart attack while at the U.S. Classic Billiards Eight-Ball Showdown...
...secret? The seamlessness, the integrity of the package: His smooth, pleasant face perfectly suited his smooth, pleasant voice and the casual wit of his professional personality. One would call the Crosby style debonair, if the word didn't suggest class. Bing was of every class and none; his trick was to elevate the Joe Average attitude to a kind of masculine chic. It was an attitude, of a man at ease with himself and his success, that would help him dominate entertainment until the '50s. In pop-cultural history - Jolson to Crosby to Elvis - Bing was the calm before...
...trick with fire, Lilley says, is to use a hard piece of wood to rub between the hands, and a softer piece on the ground. "We used to do it in school," he says. "We would take wooden rulers and rub them really hard on the desk. If you did it hard enough, you'd actually burn the desk." Speaking of fire, the bush fire rumored to be heading for "Survivor" territory could be a good thing. "When the grass starts to grow afresh after burning off, all the animals will come to feed on it, whereupon you beat them...
Dartmouth (19-1-1, 16-1-1) was on the road last weekend and played well in a 5-3 non-conference win over Wisconsin. Junior forward Kristen King netted a hat trick for the Big Green. Dartmouth has a tough schedule this weekend with two big showdowns against ECAC foes. The Big Green is on the road against No. 2 Harvard on Saturday and No. 4 Brown on Sunday...
...third period, Shewcuk netted the game-winning goal on the power play, off passes from senior forward Tara Dunn and sophomore winger Kalen Ingram, at the 18:06 mark, and scored once again seven minutes later to complete the hat trick and give the Crimson the 4-1 lead...