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With their lead cut to one, the Bucs needed a strong performance at 190 lbs. They got it from their best matman. Leon Dunman, who has racked up a 100-3 career record. He pinned Fred Smith to clinch the win for Mass Maritime...
Harvard got off to a quick start in that first contest, winning the first four bouts, one a pin by Milt Yasunaga (126 lbs.). The next four bouts were split before Sal D'agostino (177 lbs.) got his second pin in two bouts this season to clinch the Harvard triumph...
Then the shocks started. Against Southern Connecticut, the best wrestler in the meet, Hofstra's Nick Gallo (142 lbs.), had to forfeit his bout because of an illegal move, and the Owls got a crucial pin at 190 lbs. to clinch an upset over Hofstra...
George Grassby added another goal later, but then Williams seemed to take heart after a shoving match between Ray Powell and Lohrer, and Osborne notched two quick goals to clinch...
Then Jordan talked of the three big targets: Scoop Jackson's 249 delegates, Daley's 88, and George Wallace's 200. If Carter has 1,200 delegates or more after the last primaries, any of these three Democratic leaders could certainly help clinch the nomination for him. Predicted Jordan: "We'll find someone out there who wants to be a hero." Even before Scoop's decision, the Carter group believed the Jackson delegates might well wind up with them. Carter, at the same time, has been calling Daley every ten days...