Word: winners
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...golfers failed to qualify in the Eastern Intercollegiate Team Championships. In the individuals, the best showing was made by number one man Tom Wheeling, who shot 77-76 to qualify. He was defeated in the first round, four and three. Yale's Pete Nisselson, last year's individual winner, failed to qualify, shooting...
...SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, which picked Iron Liege as a possible champion the day he was foaled (March 11, 1954), hopefully followed his progress with photo and pen to the winner's circle at the Derby...
...Winner of the middleweight championship for the fourth time in his 17-year professional career, Sugar Ray grabbed the mike and laid praise about him. "I owe much to millions of people who had faith in me and who prayed for me," he said. "I owe much to Joe Louis for his moral support and knowledge of boxing. I owe much to Father Lang [the Rev. Jovian Lang of Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Seminary in Westmont, Ill.] for spiritual guidance." Robinson, explained Manager Gainford later, is a tolerant freelancer. "He will go anywhere-synagogue, Protestant Church, Catholic Church...
Architect Saarinen, whose office turns out multimillion-dollar projects for big corporations-General Motors, International Business Machines, T.W.A., etc.-has kept up furniture as a sideline ever since he designed his first piece (a bed for himself) at 16. He was co-winner of the Museum of Modern Art's Organic Design competition in 1941; his "Womb Chair," designed in 1946, remains one of the bestselling modern chairs ever made...
...prize, the Frederick F. Greenman trophy, was added to the event this year in honor of the chairman of the Harvard group's Alumni Advisory Committee. Because of the tie, the trophy was awarded to last year's winner, Yale...