Word: conroy
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Tigers' coach, John Conroy, said Wednesday night that his squad was "a little light this year compared to other years" and that the team had not been tested by strong competition since returning from its spring vacation southern trip...
Tomorrow's contest will actually be two matches in one, with the top six singles and three doubles for EIL purposes and ten and five for Big Three standings. Conroy concedes that the varsity probably has an edge in the bottom four singles spots, where Jim Cameron, Laurie Pratt, Pete Smith and Scott Custer meet Tigers John Cartier, Tim Scarff, Kit Huttig and Toby Worth...
...doubles, where the match may well be decided if the singles are close as Barnaby fears and Conroy hopes, Weld-Bowditch, Lemann-wood and Gallwey-Vinton presently stand as the Crimson's first three pairs. Conroy expects to work with his doubles teams today, but says that he has been using Brechner-Anderson at number one, with Richardson-Hinkle at two and Scarff-Worth at three...
Despite Princeton's strength, the varsity, with one of the most powerful teams in the East, must be considered a slight favorite. But Barnaby points out that favored Princeton teams have lost on Crimson courts twice in the past few years, and Conroy says, "We'll give you a headache, especially in the six and three." It should be a good match...
This production is extremely lucky to have secured Frank Conroy, who played the priest in the Broadway original. His performance rightly won him two awards as the best supporting actor of the season, and it has lost none of its mastery. His years of playing Shakespeare in London have stood him in good stead, and he projects with perfect clarity even when his back is to the audience. Conroy is here only this week, so try to get to the show by Saturday. If you cant, go anyway next week; Conroy's role will be taken by Chris Gampel...