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Penn, with 198 points, has a small lead over Princeton and Yale. Princeton has three divers in the finals today and is in a good position to grab the championship from Yale, which has not lost this meet in nine years.
Princeton, whose divers took three of the top four places in the one-meter event, was first with 133 points, followed by Penn, Dartmouth, and Yale, in that order.
After divers Dave Silver and Dick Eisenberg got first and third in the low-board event to tie the score, the visitors gradually stretched their lead and threatened to put the win out of Harvard's reach.
Neither team was too impressive Saturday. "Cornell wasn't trying to beat us," said Harvard captain Mike Cahalan. "It was an uninspired effort by both teams." Cornell's two best divers did exhibition dives instead of entering officially, while the Crimson switched some of its swimmers into different events. Most...
The loss put great pressure on Harvard divers Tom Wallace and Dave Silver. They needed a first and third against the excellent pair from Dartmouth, but only Wallace could place, coming in second with 274.30 points.