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...score gave Harvard a 3-2 lead and, more important, forced Princeton out of its clutch and grab game in the third period...
...clutch, with foul trouble closing in on his squad, Coach Frank McLaughlin looked to his bench and came up with Standley, not an offensive dynamo but a good demonstration of the legend on the back of this season's practice jerseys: "DEFENSE WINS" Harvard...
...first 15 minutes of the second half, we were complacent," he said, but added of Carrabino, "If there's a better player in New England, a clutch player, I haven't seen...
...could have predicted such longevity for the infant Forster, least of all his formidable mother Lily. Her first baby had died at birth. The second, born on New Year's Day in 1879, survived, but his father was dead of tuberculosis 22 months later. Lily and a clutch of female relatives and friends conspired to keep young Edward from all harm; they mercilessly spoiled him, referred to him as "the Important One" in his presence and left him unprepared for the schoolboys who later called him "Mousie" instead...
Coaches and customers frequently hail the pro who "wants the ball" down the stretch, the taker of the buzzer shot, Mr. Clutch. For eight or nine seasons, Cousy thought of himself that way. But over the final two or three, he tumbled to an almost opposite criterion for a professional. "I was very conscious of my skills eroding. Franco Harris can say what he likes, but the moment a back can't get to that hole, he realizes it. The minute there is even a subtle diminishment of legs, you're the first to know. I became aware...