Word: berthed
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Robert B. Cleary '58, of Winthrop House and Cambridge, was elected captain of the varsity hockey team. The Crimson topped eastern collegiate scorers with 74 points, as he sparked the Crimson to a 21-5 record, the Ivy League championship, and a playoff berth in the NCAA Tournament at Colorado Springs...
This year's surprising five changed everything. It emerged from the league cellar to a fifth-place berth; it finished with the first winning season in a decade, and above all, it put basketball back into a position of prominence among College sports...
...furthermore, would give the varsity the mythical Big Three crown, even though the Elis are asured of the league title, and an NCAA tournament berth. Both Yale and Harvard have 2-1 records in Big Three competition, as Yale split two games with Princeton and beat Harvard a week ago, 75-67, while the Crimson won both its contests with the Tigers...
Another game vitally important to the varsity's chances of being selected for an NCAA berth will be played tonight as St. Lawrence will face Clarkson (a sure bet for one of the two berths to Colorado). If the Larries can win this game the Crimson's chances will be greatly decreased. An easy Clarkson victory, however, would definitely put the varsity in a front-running position for the other position; and if they win tonight and Saturday night against Yale, they will probably be selected...
Meanwhile, Harvard could move into a fourth place tie with either Columbia or Princeton. Columbia should easily beat Penn, but the Tigers must play the second-place Indians and will be the underdogs. Thus, an upset tonight would probably mean a temporary first division berth for the varsity...