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Sandy Koufax, the great Los Angeles Dodger pitcher, took "bute" to ease the ache in his arthritic throwing arm; Whitey Ford, the New York Yankee ace, swallowed six Butazolidin tablets before games that he pitched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horse Racing: Drug at the Derby | 5/17/1968 | See Source »

Varsity baseball coach Norm Shepard received a going-way present from his pitching ace Ray Peters yesterday--a dazzling 1-hit, 9-0 win over Yale that assured Harvard a tie for the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League crown...

Author: By David M. Sloan, | Title: Nine Grabs Tie for Crown As Peters Hurls 1-Hitter | 5/16/1968 | See Source »

...last two sets, Levin shifted his game to the baseline and outsteadied his nervous opponent. Whenever he did reach the net, Levin baffled Beik with perfectly executed drop vollies. Clearly in command, the Crimson ace captured the last nine games...

Author: By Patrick J. Hindert, | Title: Levin Tops N.E. Netmen; Jeffs Tip Crimson for 1st | 5/14/1968 | See Source »

Harvard's pitching ace Ray Peters was near perfect Friday as he held Cornell batters to three singles and struck out 10 enroute to a 4-0 shutout...

Author: By David M. Sloan, | Title: Peters Pitches Three-Hit Shutout As Varsity Nine Crushes Cornell | 5/13/1968 | See Source »

Cornell is 2-3 in the EIBL this year, with victories over Columbia and Princeton (both Harvard victims too). The Big Red has three men batting over .300--first baseman Lou Verdi (.348), center fielder Chris Ritter (.329) and catcher Ed Cott (.304). If their ace, Roy Walter--6-2 on the year--faces Peters, it will be a good matchup...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netmen Beat Choate, Elis; Nine Tames Huskies, 12-6 | 5/10/1968 | See Source »

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