Word: cupped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weekend Harvard sailors captured the McMillan cup by a narrow one point margin over Tufts. The victory returns the cup, symbolic of East Coast big boat supremacy, to the Crimson for the first time since 1944. Sailing in 44-foot yawis at the U.S. Naval Academy, skipper Charlie Koch led the five race series with outstanding crew work by co-captains John Bowers and Rud Istvan, George Putnam, Dave Brownlee, Rick White, Oivind Lorentzen, and Andy Burns...
...race and hope for the best. The Crimson was forced to play catch up as Tufts got off to a perfect start. Relying throughout on sound tactics and flawless crew work, Koch worked his way his way up among the fleet leaders to finish third and preserve the cup victory. Tufts, Yale and Navy finished behind the Crimson...
...last Harvard sailor to win the McMillan cup was George O'Day '45 who went on to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Before him, John F. Kennedy won the trophy in 1940 for Harvard. The continued success of both Harvard and Radcliffe's sailing teams this year underscores the necessity of improved facilities that the new boat house will provide once completed for the Spring season...
Wilt Chamberlain hook sliding into second base. Brooks Robinson passing the puck to Howard Cosell in the keyhole. Fran Tarkenton striking out the side in the World Series. Bobby Orr slashing over right tackle to win the Davis Cup for the Pittsburgh Orioles...
...coverage of professional sports to specified seasons before "the public turns away from the sporting world in a wave of apathy and disgust." Udall's bill has about as much chance of passage as the California Golden Seals have of winning this year's Stanley Cup. Nonetheless, as the World Series spills over into the football, basketball and hockey seasons, team owners, players and fans alike might ponder the possibility of sports overkill...