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Among the few happy consequences: after 4-ft. snowdrifts prevented a christening at a Devon church, the vicar made his way to the local pub, where the postchristening celebrations were to have been held. The baby was baptized right there, over a champagne bucket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cruellest Month | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...effort to stop the Cornell forward, Crimson Coach Frank McLaughlin went to Mark Harris--the other half of the hoopsters' dual captainship. The tactic worked. With steady, determined defensive play, Harris held Reynolds to a single second half bucket, helping the Crimson scramble back from a seven-point deficit...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Tom Mannix and Mark Harris | 2/26/1981 | See Source »

...bucket put the half-time score at a disheartening 38-30, but more importantly, crushed the Crimson morale. Mannix, who took only one shot in the second half as the Crimson tried to go inside, said, "Tonight the most frustrating thing was getting behind like that. A six point lead for Princeton is like a 15 point lead for anyone else. If you make a mistake against them, you just know you're going to have...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Princeton Tigers Embarrass Hoopsters | 2/17/1981 | See Source »

Later in the game, foul shots weren't the only things missing. With several minute left until halftime, the score remained at 29-20 for several minutes before B.U. popped a final bucket at the buzzer. After both teams had emerged from the locker room, they each traded off the ball for about the first ten minutes. B.U. was tallying buckets. Harvard wasn...

Author: By Nick Darienzo, | Title: Women Hoopsters Crushed by Terriers, 63-44; Crimson Attack Is Hurt By Poor Foulshooting | 2/12/1981 | See Source »

After that it was catch-up ball for the Crimson and the closest the hoopsters came was 17 points, on a bucket from underneath by Ann Scannell with 1:40 remaining in the game...

Author: By Paul Jefferson, | Title: Women Hoopsters Split | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

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