Word: clutch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...comedy was provided by a clutch of Albanians and Egyptians. The Albanian bicycles kept falling to pieces, and one of their riders was last seen alongside a road in Poland ruefully studying a wheel that had parted company from its bike. One of the Egyptians, Hassib Farouk, instead of resting after the day's lap scurried about to buttonhole unwary spectators and explain: "I have only been riding four months...
Hastings continued his fine clutch hitting, driving in two runs in each game. He was instrumental in the first three runs against Penn, batting in two and scoring the third himself...
Rossano started a four-run Crimson rally in the third, with a grounder through the middle. Following a force-out, Bob Cleary got his first of three singles, John Simourian walked to load the bases, then Bob Hastings came through in the clutch again, with a two-run single to center...
...Kessler started and pitched effectively for eight innings until lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth, and Bob McGinnis got the victory for pitching the ninth. Again it was a case of the Crimson's failing to hit in the clutch, as 11 men were left on base. The varsity's batting average now stands at about .240, and the team has been averaging less than six hits per game since it came north...
Saturday, he blew Junta off the court in the first set with his powerful strokes and clutch game. He tighten slightly in the second set, falling behind 5 to 1. In the final set, he came back from a 5-3 deficit, extending Junta to 14 games before finally bowing...