Word: eights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last eight innings yesterday Harvard's varsity none completely dominated the game with Brown, but a six-run outburst in the first inning sent the Crimson down to a heartbreaking 8-7 defeat and virtually eliminated Harvard from the Eastern Intercollegiate title race...
Harvard beat both crew in the final heat and moved into a tie with the Indians at 49 points, while Yale trailed by one. The tie was broken in the Crimson's favor since Harvard teams had beaten Dartmouth eight times, while the Indians had finished ahead of the Crimson crew only seven times. Harvard also held a 5-3 edge in first place finishes...
...other dance numbers is Shannon Thompson, a girl who can't help but ignite you spinal chord. Miss Thompson is, quite simply, the best musical comedienne Cambridge could ever hope to have. From the first time I saw her (as a stripper in Gypsy, looking something like an eight-foot tall slutty butterfly), I knew this girl could do no wrong. As Lola, the sexiest witch of all time, she grabs more laughs than anyone (including no doubt the authors), ever knew existed in the role. Even here dancing has a certain humorous, self-mocking quality...
...hockey stars appear to have broken out of their batting slumps. After starting the season with a 133 average through eight games, catcher Jack Turco has provided the key hits in the Crimson's last three victories...
...children, shaped by their previous educational experience, found it difficult to respond to a teacher who desired respects a person, not as an authority figure. Often, one's class did not operate as a group but rather as eight, somewhat boistrous, separate individuals who seemed more interested in throwing paper air-planes out the window than in accomplishing something in the classroom. Gaining control over the class occupied time and energy that otherwise might have been used to motivate creative class...