Word: wind
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Battling the fierce wind off the Charles as well as the Crimson netmen, the Bruins never had a chance. Brown lost all of the singles and the first two doubles in straight sets, salvaging only the third doubles match, a long three-set affair...
...seemed so easy and so pleasant that last week's opening day with the Dodgers lulled some San Francisco fans into thinking they had actually imported a winner. The weather was balmier than any Bay City afternoon is supposed to be in spring. Centerfielder Willie Mays, who may wind up the season as the team's only visible means of support, hit two for five. The vaunted rookies, First Baseman Orlando Cepeda, Third Baseman Jim Davenport and Outfielder Willie Kirkland, outperformed their promise. For the moment, life was wonderful...
...still takes a long 123 minutes. Though Marjorie (Natalie Wood) is deprived of that mad moment of youthful abandon with her lover (Gene Kelly), she at least avoids ending up with grey hair, suburbia and a stuffy lawyer. Instead she goes up to re-examine the summer resort South Wind, spends a few minutes staring at the still irresponsible Kelly, and decides to leave him and his world forever. "Say, you've really grown up, haven't you," says the resort manager (George Tobias). Retorts Marjorie, with an ever-so-meaningful glance: "Yes, I think I have...
...heavyweight varsity crew, rowing the last race of the day in order to take advantage of falling wind, finished a length and three-quarters in front of a hard-rowing Syracuse boat. Even further behind were M.I.T. and B.U., in that order...
...other two newcomers had given indication earlier that they were ready to begin winning. Bill Thompson, in the mile, outlasted captain Pete Reider to win by five yards in 4:25. Al Gordon won the 440 with a time of 49.8, a good performance considering the wind and the condition of the track...