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...individual medley is another Crimson strong spot with last year's second place finisher, Tom Verdin, and 1979 champ Mike Coglin the men to beat. In the 50-yd. free, the Crimson can field four speedsters with an outside chance at knocking off defending champion "Beaver" O'Hara of Princeton...
...concept, Miller insists, is simple:basic basketball. Yet in an era of slam-dunk superstars, his beaver-like discipline is not exactly fashionable. Miller maintains that the passing game requires a player to reverse the order in which he learned to play: "The first thing a kid does when you hand him a basketball is bounce it on the floor. After a while, he starts to throw it at a basket. Last and least, he passes it to another kid. Our thinking is the other way around." Says Forward Lester Conner: "With Ralph, if you get fancy and dribble...
...Tigers' decision to get out of bed Saturday morning. Maybe it was the 1-2 finish of Larry Countryman and Courtney Roberts in the 1000-yd. freestyle. Maybe it was the dynamic duo of Bobby Hackett and Ted Chappell in the 200-yd. free, shutting out Tiger ace "Beaver" O'Hara. But the best candidate lies in last year's shocking upset in Cambridge...
Ironically, the event which ultimately propelled the Tigers to victory was the 100-yd. freestyle, the same race which proved decisive for Harvard the previous year. Beaver O'Hara and Saltzman outsprinted current Crimson captain Bobby Hackett during the final lap to sweep first and second--shattering the image of Crimson invincibility...
...proposition, almost as dangerous as Proposition 2 1/2. When the Golden Knights (now 16-4-1, second in the ECAC) have a man up, the goal judge puts his finger on the button. Sure enough, at 19:37, Clarkson forward Bruce McDonough took passes from Bryan (Leave it to Beaver) Cleaver and Mike Prestidge and stuffed the puck past Lau for the game-winner...