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...slated to play number two this year, but a week after the pre-season ladder was announced, he found out he had an "active case of mono." The effects on his stamina were immediate, and he faltered to fifth on the ladder. He didn't miss any league matches, but playing at "two-thirds of capacity," he was hard put to stay at number five...
From Servant to Saint. Progress up the ladder is slow, but the steps are clearly marked. A diocesan commission must first examine the life of the candidate; a favorable verdict is passed on to the Congregation of Rites, which then lists the person as a "servant of God." After the evidence is re-examined by the congregation, the servant may be declared by the Pope as a "venerable." The venerable's cause is then challenged by a devil's advocate (real title: promoter of the faith), who will search for scandal in the person's life, question...
Slightly down the ladder of success comes the basketball team with a 7-5 season. But even with a crippling lack of height, they managed to do better than pre-season predictions said they would...
Captain Alan Terrell, playing third position on the nine man ladder, didn't lose a single game all season, copping all his matches by 3-0 scores. Terry Robinson, second on the ladder, was also undefeated in match play, losing only two individual games all year...
Bill Morris, last year's national junior champ, will be around next season to take a crack at the top of the ladder. Behind him on the undefeated freshman squad is Alan Terrell, another promising candidate. Then there is Terry Robin- son, of New York City, who lost only two points in intercollegiate play this season...