Word: handicapped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...choice of works was undoubtedly a handicap to the orchestra in the first place. The major work, Haydn's Symphony No. 44 in e minor, is not one of his happiest compositions, being almost devoid of humor or lightness. The orchestra was having problems of intonation, and not until the last movement did they relax and play freely. By that time, the nervousness and tension which dominated the first half of the program began to wear off, and both the tone and the ensemble work improved noticeably...
Brobdingnagian Cartridge. Conceived in 1955 as a backstop to the Atlas ICBM, which is a surface or "soft-base" missile, the Titan program began with a one-year handicap, has since lost ground as the lion's share of money, engineers and steam poured into Atlas. But Titan shows signs of becoming a system with superior potential range, invincibility and kill...
...Hurlingham Polo Association revised its ratings, upped the handicap of the Duke of Edinburgh from three goals to four (of a possible ten). Significance: only two other British players now outrank the sports-loving prince...
...varsity's two top men this year include Captain Dyke Benjamin, who won the University handicap race last Friday and who is back for his third year of varsity racing, and Bill Thompson, another senior letterman who has run well in practice and is hoped to be one of the top varsity finishers...
Perhaps it was the heat, perhaps the fact that the course was choppy and in bad condition; certainly the time for the running of the University Handicaps yesterday was slower than last year. But when it was all over the first to cross the finish line was Art Cahn, with the aid of a three minute handicap...