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Crimson captain Chouteau Dyer won the 220 freestyle in 50.5. As in the Dartmouth meet, Dyer was slowed when he missed a turn by a fraction of an inch and paused to touch the wall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Swimming Team Downs Tigers, 62-24, Stays Undefeated | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

Business a Susual. In Providence, typesetters held a banquet, hung over the speaker's table a banner with six-inch letters: PROVIDENCE TYPOGRAHICAL UNION...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 18, 1957 | 2/18/1957 | See Source »

Ceremonial Sefs. The eye-popping fact was that Saudi Arabia's King Saud acted every inch the fabled and inscrutable potentate. His retinue-some 70 advisers and princes, ballasted by 300 pieces of luggage-was a brilliant pageant of flowing robes and fancy headdresses. There seemed to be a retainer on hand to perform every minute function: the royal chief steward came along to oversee the seasoning of the King's food; a compass-bearer kept track of the direction of Mecca for the five daily prayer rituals of the King; there was a royal barber, a coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Enter the King | 2/11/1957 | See Source »

Generally considered to be the top college team in the country, the varsity was a solid pre-match favorite to bring its season's record to 5-0 and extend its undefeated string which had stretched over the past two years. But Navy never gave Harvard an inch, and only number one man Ben Heckscher was able to win his match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Navy Squash Team Tops Crimson For Major Upset, 8-1, at Annapolis | 2/11/1957 | See Source »

However, at number one singles, Ben Heckscher will have a very tough match against Tech's ace player, Juan Hermosilla. Hermosilla came within an inch of upsetting Hecksher last year in Hemenway Gymnasium when the Harvard player was down two games to one before stopping the speedy, touch artist in the fifth game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Plays M.I.T. | 2/4/1957 | See Source »

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