Word: contests
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...race for the remaining seat ended in a tie (8,551 votes apiece) between a Democrat and a Republican. Since the legislature could not deal with such matters as choosing a speaker until the tie was broken, it seemed that the two candidates might have to settle their contest by drawing lots. Last week, however, a recount in the deadlocked district showed that Incumbent Kenneth Cole, a Democrat, had actually won by 14 votes. But soon, alas, the legislature was back in a 101-101 impasse: the day after Cole's election, another Democrat, Frank Meluskey. died while vacationing...
Fine stole the ball and layed it in with 3:25 left in the contest to extend the Crimson's slender lead to three points at 74-71, and set the stage for the string of charity tosses...
Aided by some perfect passing, the Crimson scored easy layups on an alley-oop play and a breakaway basket to capture a four-point lead early in the second half. Once the score reached 70-67 in Harvard's favor with ten minutes remaining in the contest, both teams suffered a five-minute scoring drought until a Bentley field goal broke the ice, setting the stage for Fine's defensive masterpiece...
...worried about this game all day," coach Frank McLaughlin said after the contest. "Bentley is a really good squad, but our young players wouldn't understand losing to them. This win was very important for us psychologically," he added. HARVARD Min FG FGA FT FTA REB ASST PF PTS Coatsworth 29 0 1 1 5 6 1 3 1 Allen 34 7 14 12 12 7 1 0 26 Harris 33 5 10 4 4 10 2 3 14 Hooft 28 7 16 0 0 5 2 5 14 Fine 40 5 6 10 11 5 7 4 20 Mannix...
Part of it was the horde of empty seats that robbed the contest of its usual emotional atmosphere. Those rowdy B.U. undergrads, unable to secure free admission since the Crimson was the home team, didn't turn out to deliver their obstrusive commentary of the character of Harvard University. Only a brief outburst of "C'mon, rip his eyes out," by one Crimson fan brought back memories of the good old days...