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Radcliffe's attitude toward sports has been a source of alarm and depression to Harriet L. Clarke, director of physical education at the 'Cliffe, ever since she stopped teaching gym at Wellesley in '42. "It's a real crusade to scrape up enough people for a playday with another college," she said despondently, "and last year we had to cancel a swimming meet and a basketball game since so few girls have the incentive to get out there and fight for Radcliffe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 12/7/1954 | See Source »

...grand opening of Northeastern's gym on Saturday was a complete flop as far as its team was concerned. An undefeated University of Massachusetts five beat the Huskies...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Spirited Varsity Five Opens Season vs. Huskies Tonight | 12/6/1954 | See Source »

Saturday's entertainment includes morning soccer games and jayvee football competition, as well as the main feature in the stadium at 1:30. In the evening the Princetonians are presenting the "Tiger Tea Party" at Dillon Gym from 9:00 to 1:00. Dancing will be to Billy Butterfield and his 12-piece orchestra, with scences from the Triangle show at intermission--all for $2.50 a couple...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Weekend Offers Both Diversions, Dangers | 11/5/1954 | See Source »

Wandering through the chill autumn woods outside Stockholm, a casual American tourist might have stumbled across the 20 goose-pimpled Swedes and Finns and mistaken them for a bunch of overage Boy Scouts minus their marbles. Shivering in skimpy costumes-cotton shorts and shirts and gym shoes-they looked like summer hikers, some two months late, waiting for a tardy scoutmaster to take them home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cross-Country Masochists | 11/1/1954 | See Source »

...followed such advice with good results-the despondent businessman who kept repeating a Bible verse until he could "square his shoulders and walk out into the night"; the high jumper who made it after he was told: "Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow"; the gym proprietor who kept a sign on the wall reading A P R P B W P R A A (for "Affirmative Prayers Release Powers By Which Positive Results Are Accomplished"); the woman who could not find a husband because she was too domineering ("You have a very firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Dynamo in the Vineyard | 11/1/1954 | See Source »

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