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That left it up to number-four man Joe. Tibbetts to clinch the match, which he almost did. Tibbetts and his Eli foe were even coming into eighteen, and both hit long drives on the 420-yard finishing hole. The Yalie, using a four-iron from a good 180 yards out, hit a remarkable approach three feet from the pin, and Tibbetts shot up short. But he came back with a great chip inside the Eli's ball, putting the pressure of his opponent, who calmly sank his three-footer for a birdie...

Author: By Andrew Jamison, | Title: Last-Hole Defeat by Yale Marred Strong Pin Season | 5/31/1967 | See Source »

...crew Matt Dobrow tallied 123 points in their four A-division races to pace the Crimson victory. In the B division -- weighted equally in the final scoring with the A division -- skippers Jim Harper and Jim Laughton teamed with Paul Berger to top the five other colleges and clinch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Floats To Dinghy Title | 5/2/1967 | See Source »

Paul Padlak (177) started the Crimson rally with a scrambling 8-5 win to make the Harvard lead 16-14 as Freedman stepped in to clinch the match at 191 pounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Outgrapples Rutgers 19-17; Wrestlers Extend Streak to Three | 2/11/1967 | See Source »

Bicker selections are superficial judgments. But, even though many people are condemned to life in a bottom club because of the system, it doesn't bother Clinch S. Belser, chairman of the Interclub Committee and president of Cottage: "Bicker judgments are partially based on the superficial qualities of people. However, superficial compatability facilitates social interchange and relaxation. Thus, it is not totally adverse that superficialities influence Bicker decisions...

Author: By James K. Glassman, | Title: The Gentlemanly Revolt at Princeton Fails | 1/18/1967 | See Source »

That did not end the squash team's troubles, however. Harvard played at Penn Saturday, and Crimson number-two man Rick Sterne had to pull out a long five-game match to clinch a 5-4 victory for Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetmen Meet Disaster | 1/16/1967 | See Source »

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