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Righthander Dave Brigham will probably start for the Crimson according to coach Norman Shepard, although there's a chance that Sophomore southpaw Gerry Emmet will do the pitching. Four-game winner Brigham would be making his third start in seven days, but as Shepard says, "Dave has a strong right...
...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...
After a four-day, 1,883-mile trip from Los Angeles to Galveston, Texas, the trophy for the best mileage among 29 cars went to Chrysler's Imperial Crown, driven by Mel Alsbury Jr., 28, a three-time winner. The average of his Imperial, which also won in the high-price class: 62.7188 ton miles per gallon (computed by multiplying the car's weight by the number of miles per gallon...
...Bridge on the River Kwai. Winner of seven Academy Awards as 1957's best picture by the year's best director (David Lean) with the year's best actor (Alec Guinness)-a magnificent story of the horror and the glory of war (TIME...
Joel Landau, competing in only two events, was the only double winner of the meet, winning the high hurdles and the 220. The Crimson just missed a sweep of the latter, when Sandy Dodge who had earlier won the 100, missed third by a step. Lee Barnes, third in the 100, finished second...