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...Walter Diaz was robbed on what looked to be a sure goal with 8:40 left in the first overtime. After bringing a bounding ball under control in front of the goal, Diaz left-footed a shot that was saved from the net by Weed's horizontal drive...

Author: By David A. Wilson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cornell Tips Booters, 1-0, After Double Overtime, 105-Minute Tense Contest | 10/13/1979 | See Source »

Fleet winger Mauro Keller-Sarmiento initiated several dangerous attacks with dazzling footwork that seemed as if it were executed on a dry field. Mike Mogollon and Walter Diaz repeatedly penetrated deep into the Amherst zone...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Booters Knot Amherst, 1-1 | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

Finally, at the 23:05 mark of the second half, Diaz nudged the waterlogged ball to substitute forward Dave Stone, who ploughed it under the prone Amherst goalkeeper to knot the battle...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Booters Knot Amherst, 1-1 | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...Diaz crashed through alone later in the half, but tried to blast a shot high into the goal and sailed it over...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Booters Knot Amherst, 1-1 | 10/11/1979 | See Source »

...some checks and balances, but in typical Mexican fashion, they operate indirectly. If a President leans too far to the left, as did López Portillo's predecessor, Luis Echeverria, businessmen can express their displeasure by withholding investments; if he leans too far to the right, as did Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, who ruled from 1964 to 1970, labor leaders and peasant organizations can protest with crippling strikes. To accommodate such pressures, Mexican Presidents usually swing away from the direction of their predecessors, in an effort to appease whatever faction was left most dissatisfied by the previous administration. Echeverria, for example...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Macho Mood | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

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