Word: finisher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Anyway, Gene McCarthy, when he finally came to the podium, made up for the rest of the rally. His trips to the Riviera and the World Series seemed to have done great things for him. His face was finally ruddy, his hair had a luminous silver finish, and his tailor had equipped him with an almost psychedelic baby blue shirt. Finally, the Democrats had a match for Ronald Reagan--as if it matters...
...head-to-head duel at the front. Hardin attempted to force the pace and move away in the third and fourth miles, but Shaw stayed on his shoulder tenaciously. The bearded pair fought it out evenly until Shaw put on a final burst 150 yards from the finish, sprinting away from Hardin by two seconds. Both runners eclipsed Shaw's old record...
Sophomore ace Dave Pottetti lost contact with the leaders shortly after the half-way point, but kept up a steady pace to finish third, bouncing across the finish line...
Despite such signs of malaise over Wallace, the Nixon camp was determined not to become complacent about the monster in the woods. It was equally determined to fight him to the finish...
Also last weekend, two Crimson two-man crews competed in the Donaghy Bowl on Lake Quinsigamond. Harvard finished second, behind M.I.T. Sailing captain Parker Jayne '69 said "considering the thin spread of the sailing team last weekend, Harvard did well to finish second...