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THE JOYOUS HOMECOMING FOR THIS SUMMER'S LITtle League World Champions turned sour even before the last shred of confetti hit the ground. Local sports columnists claimed that as many as half the players on the team from Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines were over the 12-year age...
In contrast, the seasoned Bears, the defending NCAA champions (Division III), seemed fairly confident before, during and after the match.
"Cornell [the 1991 Ivy champions] has a good recruiting class this year, and they're always strong," Olken said. "But we should have beaten them last year and we should beat them this year."
"Cornell [the 1991 Ivy champions] has a good recruiting class this year, and they're always strong," Olken said. "But we should have beaten them last year and we should beat them this year."
All of which could add up to a very long haul for Fischer-Spassky II, especially if unavoidable draws -- the outcome of the second game, a seven- hour marathon -- proliferate, delaying the accumulation of wins. The prospect of two weary, middle-aged former world champions going after each other in...