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Princeton and Penn are the only two opponents common to both teams so far this year. Columbia beat Princeton by one basket, while the Crimson lost to the Tigers by the same margin. Penn, which lost to Columbia by almost 20 points, beat the Crimson...
With five minutes left in the first half, B.U. led by 2-0 points, 36 to 16. Redmond and Hansen entered the game, and the Crimson started to move back. Gerry Murphy and Redmond each hit with three baskets to cut down the margin as the half ended...
...Federal Reserve Board last week cocked an eye at the big bull market and tried to put a crimp in speculation. It raised margin requirements from...
...years, its gross had risen from $6.8 million to $13.2 million in 1950. Net profit last year was $627,700; dividends totaled $1.50 a share. Macmillan had been able to pay a regular dividend every year since 1898 by concentrating on the educational and textbook field, where the profit margin is higher than that for trade (i.e., general reader) books...
Kentucky's awesome margin against a team ranked seventh in the country (before the game) was the result of rigidly disciplined practice sessions where players speak only when spoken to. Explains Taskmaster Rupp: "Practice is the same as chemistry class. Everybody pays strict attention." While most coaches chart players' shots at the basket during games, Rupp goes further: he has assistants busy jotting down every shot his players make in practice. One of Rupp's favorite maxims: "Shooting is to basketball what putting is to golf...