Word: cornish
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...varsity 'A' squash team yesterday avenged its only loss of the season by defeating the Harvard Club, 4 to 1, at Hemenway Gym. Captain Henry Foster and Dave Watts both won fine victories over ex-Crimson captains John Cornish and Hugh Foster. The varsity 'C' and freshman teams also won their matches with the Harvard and the Business School by scores...
...varsity 'A' summary: Foster (H) defeated Cornish, 15-4, 15-10, 10-15, 15-12; Street (HC) defeated Clark, 15-4, 15-12, 15-10; Nawn (H) defeated Clark, 15-7, 12-15, 15-12, 15-7; Ufford (H) defeated Mattell, 15-6, 15-12; Watts (H) defeated Foster...
...attempt to catch a gang of gun-runners. The result of his expedition is highly unsatisfying; "The Golden Salamander," despite its title, contains no animals, and for all the good J. Arthur made of the Tunisian scenery, he might just as well have shot the picture on the Cornish coast and saved his sterling...
...Cornish (HC); defeated Foster (H), 15- 10, 14-18, 15-5, 15-12; Street (HC), defeated Nawn (H), 17-14, 17-18, 17-13, 15-10. Clark (H), defeated Foster (HC), 15-12, 15-7, 12-15, 15-12; Clarke (HC), defeated Bacon (H); 16-13, 15-13, 7-15, 16-14; Brauns (HC), defeated Hoar...
Gilbert and Sullivan found the location of a funny-bone which was not an exclusive feature of the English Victorian physique. Their works have three levels: the actual setting, be it the Cornish coast or the imperial court of Japan; the institutions of Victorian England which are being lampooned; and some indefinable sense of humor which the English-speaking world has maintained for at least 75 years. For those who are not lacking in this last ingredient, an evening at the Opera House is definitely in order...