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Watson went into a state of pan demonium as the already frenetic fans went delirious and the whole Harvard bench erupted out onto the ice and swarmed Gauthier. The Yale bench on the other hand, was the most dejected group of athletes seen around here since the '68 Harvard Yale football game, as all of the Elis were motonless and a few were visibly crying...
...reason is that he is diligent about his morning exercises. Right out of bed he spins off two miles on the exercise bicycle in his room. There follow 20 to 40 knee-lifts for each leg. The President sits on a low bench, straps weights of 20 or more pounds to each foot, then straightens his legs, building up those knee muscles injured in football. He does 25 or so push-ups and as many situps. Sweating and breathing heavily at the end of 20 minutes, he is ready for a shower...
...those cases instead of waiting for the senior Justice's return. The change in plans came when Douglas' colleagues learned that, although he is now on the "satisfactory" list at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, his recovery has been slower than expected. He will be off the bench until at least March, and perhaps a great deal longer...
Iron Will. Associates remember that in 1949, when his horse fell on him, crushing 23 of his 24 ribs, Douglas was undaunted: he was back on the bench six months later. In childhood he confounded doctors' expectations that his polio-stricken legs would forever be useless. In addition, Douglas knows that a Ford-nominated successor might well tip the court into pronounced conservativism, a result that would seem a disaster to the old liberal...
...time," says one friend. "He's got an iron will and may never quit. But he's also very proud, and might find it difficult to carry on when he's obviously not the man he once was-when he can't walk onto the bench on his own power...