Word: finisher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...there is clearly quite a bit at stake this afternoon, and the loser, if it is Harvard, can write off any hopes of a second-place finish. If the loser is Princeton. the best the Tigers can hope for might be a tie for the runner-up position...
...most of the people there know what they're doing; at least, they know why they're there: to find out which nine city councillors and which six school committeemen the City's voters elected last Tuesday. With luck, more than a little of it, they'll finish the job tonight, and go home after a count which has lasted four days and cost the city some $6500-probably not much more than it would cost under other electoral systems, since PR climinates the need for primaries and special elections. But if they don't get through the last rounds...
...unemployment is three times that of the whites in Los Angeles. Our economic situation is so bad that less than half of us are able to finish high school. That means we can't even break the language barrier with the whites, so we can't even begin to get the jobs we need?it's a vicious circle, but we'll break it any way we can. We have the leadership now, you know. Suddenly, our people are getting educations. In 1967 only 350 Mexicans were going to U.C.L.A.; now there are a thousand. This can make a revolution...
...will take a major reversal of form and performance to dethrone the Crimson, but if a drastic Harvard collapse occurs, there will be a fight between Princeton and Pennsylvania for the top spot. Both squads have talented competitors that gave Harvard trouble last month and either may finish the individual champion. No other team has sufficient depth to be a realistic contender...
McCurdy's strategy is to mercilessly dog the opposition's top two runners early in the race, hounding them with his Shaws and Spenglers until they burn themselves out. Last week, it was crucial for the Tigers to finish both Stafford and Downey in the top three, and Tom Yunck not far behind. By the second mile. Downey was finished. Stafford dropped out of contention a mile or so later, and the Crimson captured the first three places. with Colburn winning in record time. But in order to adopt that killing strategy you need depth. Harvard has it. and late...