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Harvard was not able to move away until after 500 meters. At that point, all they had managed was a slim deck-length margin. Captain Curt Canning expressed disappointment at the inconclusive start. He noted that Harvard would have to do a good deal better before next week's Adams Cup race against Pennsylvania...

Author: By Tom Reston, | Title: Harvard Heavy Crew Rips Princeton, MIT; Lights Retain Haines | 4/29/1968 | See Source »

...powerful Harvard freshman baseball team shelled Boston University for 16 hits yesterday and rolled to an over-whelming 20-0 victory here. Pitchers Curt Tucker and Bill Meyers combined to deny the Terrier pups even a single hit in the seven-inning game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Nine Romps, Faces Brown Today | 4/24/1968 | See Source »

...varsity boatings for today's race: Paul Hoffman, cox; Art Evans, stroke; captain Curt Canning, 7; Andy Larkin, 6; Fritz Hobbs, 5; Scott Steketee, 4; Steve Brooks, 3; Cleve Livingston, 2; and Dave Higgins...

Author: By Tom Reston, | Title: Heavies Open Season Today on Charles | 4/20/1968 | See Source »

...Louis Cardinals will win the National League pennant again this year for several reasons: Bob Gibson, Orlando Cepeda, Lou Brock, Curt Flood, Tim McCarver, Roger Maris and Julian Javier...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: SPORTS of the 'CRIME' | 4/8/1968 | See Source »

...Francis quickly gives himself away as a cranky, querulous old man. To hear him tell it, Gipsy Moth's designer and builders created a rolling, roundheeled bitch, and girdling the globe alone is as bum a trip as anything this side of LSD. Still, the curt, seamanlike account should be required study for any weekend sailor inclined to emulate Sir Francis' accomplishment. As Sir Francis notes at one point: "I had no feeling of romance about the voyage yet but, of course, seasickness is very anti-romantic." By the end of Chapter 10, most readers will be willing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Alone Before the Mast | 3/1/1968 | See Source »

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