Word: duel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...biggest of the countless question marks surrounding the finale is the health of Harvard wonderboy Bobby Hackett, who came down with a fever Thursday night and lost his 200 duel with Saltzman last night. Hackett should win the evening's opening race, the 1650 yd. freestyle, handily despite his illness...
These swimmers from other schools could have a profound effect on the outcome of the Harvard-Princeton confrontation. Because that duel stacks up as one of Harvard's front-line aces against Princeton's depth and relay strength, the ability of each team's secondary performers to reach the finals will be of paramount importance. Princeton's "bench" seems stronger than Harvard's, so if both schools' supporting casts are kept from scoring because competitors from other schools displace them in the finals, Harvard would gain an edge...
Strong efforts from the lower lineup, Chip Robie, John Heller and Joe Summers, saved the day against Williams; but Fish will need his heavy hitters back in form for this weekend's duel with Ivy champ Princeton...
Overtime one: a goaltender's duel, Ed ("ED-DEE!") Giacomin vs. Tony Esposito--no scoring. Overtime two: incredible. Chicago closes in for the kill on a three-on-one break. Giacomin skates out to cut down the angle; he is knocked cold by a vicious 15-foot slapshot. A Black Hawk reaches the rubber and bangs it off the post; the Rangers and their fans (except for Giacomin, who is still unconscious) gaze in horror as the puck rebounds to Stan Mikita, quintessential all-star, still one of the most accurate shooters...
...butterfly duel with East German double winner Andrea Pollack (who had meet records in both fly events), coming on the heels of the grueling 400 I.M., revealed just what kind of shape she was in. "I knew that both of the Germans always go out fast and then burn out," she said afterwards, "so I just took it slow for the first 100. I wasn't even tired at that point, but I just made my move too late...