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April 18, 1948

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DARTMOUTH HALTS COLUMBIA NINE, 5-0; Quirk Shuts Out Lions With Four Hits -- Victors Get 3 Runs in 1st on Errors DARTMOUTH HALTS COLUMBIA NINE, 5-0

By Michael Strauss

Off to a shaky start when three errors helped the visitors to as many runs in the opening frame, Columbia's Lions went down to a 5 to 0 defeat at the hands of Dartmouth at Baker Field yesterday. Once behind, the losers were never in the game, only two of their players reaching third during the contest.

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Régis Wargnier

1948RĂ©gis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Régis Wargnier is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter and film score composer. His 1986 film The Woman of My Life won the César Award for Best First Film at the 12th César Awards. His 1992 film Indochine won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards. His 1995 A French Woman was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver St. George for the Direction.