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...recovery helicopter descended to lower the cagelike sling used to lift the astronauts aboard, the draft from its rotor whipped the ocean swells and pushed the floating spacecraft and attached rafts away. Again and again, as NASA the helicopter made passes, frogmen reached for and missed the dangling cage...
When Astronaut Scott was finally able to hitch a ride after ten misses, the cage swung widely back and forth in stomach-churning arcs as it was lifted to the helicopter. Astronaut Schweickart, the next passenger, was splashed through the water on the first swing of the sling. Astronaut McDivitt was forced to take refuge on the flotation collar when the wind flipped over his raft. McDivitt got a thorough soaking and dizzying spin before he was lifted safely aboard the helicopter. Although the astronauts were probably never in real danger, the recovery provided exciting counterpoint to Apollo...
Some start training early; most don't. A large number of those who begin preparing as early as January take advantage of glamorous Briggs Cage, especially now that the Harvard track team has withdrawn to its hallowed bubble...
Bruce Durno will almost certainly be in for a difficult game if his defensemen give Tech as much freedom around the cage as they allowed Denver. The Pioneers capitalized on the situation and cleverly poked several close shots by Durno...
Throughout the game, Denver's big defensemen controlled the area in front of the cage by clearing out Crimson forwards. But when they did threaten on the power play, goalie Gerry Powers--who made 21 saves to Bruce Durno's 31--made the crucial saves to deny Harvard the score...