Word: byrds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Silencing the Senate. In 1977, Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd struggled valiantly against a prolonged filibuster by opponents of the Administration's natural gas bill. He finally mustered more than the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture, which should have ended the debate. But opponents craftily offered countless amendments and delaying motions, requiring 116 time-consuming roll calls before the bill finally was put to a vote. The tactic, found permissible under the rules, has been used by both liberals and conservatives to frustrate efforts to end a filibuster...
Juan Mitchell popped in three from mid-range and added two free throws as the Lions took control. Unheralded John McElaney (averaging less than one point per game) teamed with Alton Byrd to connect on several back-door buckets as the Crimson was forced into a man-to-man defense and could not compensate for Columbia's quickness...
...with just under ten minutes left to play. Behind the efforts of graduating co-captain Bob Hooft, who registered a game-high 25 points, the Crimson cut the advantage to ten with 4:35 and then again with 3:27 still remaining. However, the accurate foul shooting of Byrd and Columbia's running style soon moved the margin back up over...
...Trumbuil 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33-80 16-29 38 23 17 82 COLUMBIA FG FT REB PF A TP Free 7-13 4-5 10 4 3 18 Schatz 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Byrd 4-7 10-13 3 4 11 18 Rutecki 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mahoney 3-3 0-0 1 2 1 6 Fields 3-6 0-0 2 5 0 6 Cotner 7-15 2-4 11 4 0 16 Mitchell 10-17 3-4 4 4 6 23 McElaney...
...RAMBLINGS: Brown's Mack has had a fine season this year after missing the '77-'78 schedule when he had both legs crushed in a car accident. Fine now ranks second in the Ivy League assists column, averaging 5.8 a game. Columbia's Alton Byrd (6.8) leads the league...