Word: bench
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sophomore Rollin McLain came off the bench in the middle of the second half to spark Winthrop House's basketball team to a 70-69 victory over Yale's Davenport College. Winthrop was the only Harvard victor in the winter competition between the top Harvard House and Yale College in each sport...
...case for the 24-year-old Jordanian immigrant. However, when a Pasadena, Calif., school official began testifying for the defense that Sirhan's IQ was 89 (a score of 90-110 is the norm), their client exploded again. While Judge Walker hastily sequestered the jury, Sirhan addressed the bench. "I, at this time, sir," he declared, "wish to withdraw my original plea of not guilty and submit the plea of guilty on all counts...
...raining buckets outside the gym at George Washington University. And inside too, it seemed, as Senator J. William Fulbright sat on the bench watching his team battle it out. "It looked to me like the opposition had all the big guys," he said, when it was all over and his team had come in on the uninspired end of a 53-38 score. But why this sudden interest in basketball for an old football fan? It turns out that one of G.W.'s intramural squads has christened itself "the Fulbrights"-complete with red shirts emblazoned with a white dove...
...turning points of the game came when two of Dartmouth's starters fouled out with two minutes left to play. At that point, Dave Sawier came off the bench to make two key baskets which tied the score at 98 all. Revitalized, the Yardlings displayed their usual confidence--they've won their last nine games--and managed to hold off the Indians...
Gustavson's 20-footer pushed Harvard into a brief lead at the start of the final period, but two buckets by Jackson and one each by Shellaby and Whiston broke the game open. After eight minutes, Yale led, 57-49, and Eli coach Joe Vancisin cleared his bench with three minutes left...