Word: diving
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Probably the easiest Crimson triumph was recorded by Dick Eisenberg, who was the only competitor in the one meter dive. Eisenberg performed well, nonetheless...
With only the three-meter dive and the 400-yard freestyle relay left in the match, the Crimson held a precarious 49-48 lead over the Midshipmen. Navy was a slight favorite to win the relay, so a Harvard sweep of the three-meter dive was crucial to their chances. Murphy, a two-time all-E.I.S.L. selection, won as expected; but it was sophomore Dick Eisenberg's fine diving for a second place, after having finished third in the one-meter diving, that clinched Harvard's victory...
Borman has been air-oriented from youth, when he built model airplanes and sold newspapers to pay for flying lessons. A West Pointer who opted for the Air Force, he earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Caltech, broke an eardrum during a practice dive-bombing run and for a while was certain that he could never again take to the air-let alone fly to the moon. But when his eardrum healed completely, he resumed flying, and now has a total of more than 5,400 hours of flying time. Between training sessions...
None of Woroner's programs, of course, are going to solve any arguments at the neighborhood saloon or barbershop. Indeed, each week as boxers are eliminated in Woroner's alltime tournament, he is besieged with irate letters from fans accusing the computer of taking a dive. If the trend toward computerized sports continues, the day may come when barber-chair sportsmen will be arguing: "Oh yeah? Digit for digit, the NCR 315 can fold, staple and mutilate...
...more frequent Princeton running plays are the dive off the strongside tackle and inside traps to the short side, usually with wingback Jim Koloski carrying. The Tigers also will send the fullback over the middle, a play which keeps some of the pressure off the end sweep...