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...quarter-finals, Niederhoffer defeated Dave O'Laughlin of Pittsburgh 3-1 (13-15, 15-13, 17-14, 15-11); he shut out last year's runner-up, Bob Hetherington of Yale, in the semi-finals (18-16, 15-12, 15-12). Hetherington had beaten Penn's Maurice Heckscher 3-2 in the quarters...
Beans & Potatoes. Today's shell home buyer who has the cash can pay as little as $1,395 for a pure shell or as much as $7,800 for a semi-finished home (he pays some 70% more on the installment plan), can also buy a kit to finish the interior himself. Both Walter and DeLoach are moving toward more "livable" homes that are finished enough to qualify for FHA loans, but shells are still their main business. "We're selling to the bean and potato boy," says DeLoach, "and he's got a yard full...
...number one, Niederhoffer faced Ralph Howe, intercollegiate champion in 1962, and like him, a semi-finalist in the national singles competition. Niederhoffer took a quick 7-1 lead in the first game, mixing beautiful drop shots with long smashes, but Howe won the next six points to tie the game. Niederhoffer then pulled ahead, and although Howe tied it again at 10 all, took the game decisively...
Yale's strength lies in its top men. At number one, national semi-finalists Vic Niederhoffer and Ralph Howe will clash in a "thinking man's" game. Howe, a strategist like his Harvard opponent hasn't lost an intercollegiate match in two years; both players have recovered from their losses at Detroit and will be up for this match. Niederhoffer easily beat Jim Zug in a recent league contest, however, and should come through with a win for Harvard...
...Toccata," on paper, looks like a five-finger exercise. Schumann wrote it when he still hoped to be a virtuoso, and proudly claimed it was one of the most difficult pieces ever written for piano. Horowitz, of course, reduces the difficulties of a "semi-quaver" to nothing, and brings out the smooth melody. As for "Arabesque," I heard it for the first time, and wished it were recorded more often. My delight was only slightly lessened when I read the record jacket, which said the piece contained two imaginary characters--the bold Florestan and the tender Eusebius--who represented...