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Northeastern (18-12-1 overall) saw its hopes to repeat as Beanpot champions shattered last week with an 8-5 loss to Boston University in the tournament's opening match.
In the end, however, it was Veatch, Saadi Ghatan, Robbins and Hughes squeezing out the extra four-hundreths that sent the Tigers home as Ivy League Champions--leaving Harvard vowing to avenge the defeat at next month's Eastern Championships.
The Crimson, now 6-1 Ivy, also moved a step closer to capturing the Ancient Eight crown. It need only knock off Priceton Friday and Cornell a week later to become Ivy champions.
So when the Pats emerged from the Orange Bowl with a stunning 31-14 triumph, they became winners. For the first time in their painful history, the Patriots earned the respect that is reserved for champions.
The Crimson had not defeated the Quakers--who boast a member of the Junior World team and several fencers who were former under-20 champions--in six years.