Word: breathers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Doug Mason gave Bixby a breather by stepping in at 150-lbs. against Lowell's Steve Rich. Mason proved to be more than Rich could handle as The Harvard grappler sent Rich back to the bench in 4:25 with matburns on his shoulders...
Dartmouth (4-1, 6-1, and you know who the '1' was) found the city climes disconcerting in what should have been a breather against Columbia. The young and improving Lions (a deceptive 2-5, 1-4) held the potent Dartmouth offense at bay before yielding 14-7 on a 65-yard drive by the Big Green in the final stanza...
...Delegation to Mississippi to appeal the case of convicted Rapist Willie McGee in 1951, Mitford the Marxist seemed to operate with a touch of what she called "high jinks." Missions might be missions, but why could they not also be "a thrilling adventure," or at least "a welcome breather from diapers and housework...
Abroad consensus seemed to be emerging that Roots would spur black identity, and hence black pride, and eventually pay important dividends. Said Columbia Sociologist Francis lanni: "The civil rights movement seemed to be stopping for a breather. This may be a significant turning point." Said Anthony Browne, an assistant vice chancellor at the University of California at Berkeley: "Roots sensitized a lot of people to the black situation...
...does the Swedish national hockey team strike you? They face-off with the Crimson tonight at 7:30 at Watson Rink, which may be warmer than your room before long. Notre Dame does not provide much of a breather on Monday before the hockey team packs its skates off to the Midwest for games with Minnesota and Wisconsin, perennial powerhouses of the snowy North...