Word: berths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...vital adjuster spot was held down by senior John Tuke. A heavy hitter who Jettered as a speciality team player in 1976, he has had to work hard on his pass coverage to earn the starting berth...
...Brandeis squad ("They proved to be the strongest team we faced all year," Park said) snatched the Greater Boston League crown from Harvard with a 5-2 win at Soldiers Field. It was the same day when Park found out that his team had not received an at-large berth for the District One playoffs, as they were overlooked in favor of Boston College and UMass, two teams that each had a record poorer than the Crimson...
...inability to have a simple good time with people did not endear him to many. His laughter was forced and his jumpiness scared people off. He was especially self-concious around women, so he was even more jumpy around them, and they gave him an extra wide berth...
Other Crimson notables included Ed Ajootian, whose best hammer throw of the day on Friday sailed over the 190 mark to earn him a fourth place berth in that event, which was won by his old nemesis Bill Johnston of Northeastern. Ajootian bested Johnston on the final throw in last year's competition...
Hopkins missed the first tournament because of a dismal 3-7 regular-season record, but has since won a berth six straight years. The Blue Jays took the title in 1974 with a sterling senior class that had lost the two previous championship games, each time by a single goal. That would satisfy most schools, but not Johns Hopkins. The Blue Jays have garnered 27 national titles, generally by being the best more often than once in six years. They're hungry for another title this time around...