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...among the top teams in the nation throughout the season. The Crimson's rise to success and attention has not been a fluke of poor scheduling. The squad, 26-6 entering the Omaha playoffs, included several pro prospects, three pitchers with 6-2 or better records, and a near flawless fielding team. This year's squad was more than just the New England champion; it was a national contender...
...Friends also contains a marvelous essay on undergraduate poetry ("Go Away Richard Brautigan, You're Not Helping College Poetry Any"), in which Rosen asks that "we should appreciate and encourage the struggle that goes on by thinking of the poem not as a flawless finale, but as a stopping point on the way to perfection. The poem is the point at which our strength gave out." His essays themselves are best read in the same light. Each talks to its neighbor, reveals its genesis and goals, sometimes even addresses its reader. As a collection, rarely do they presume to speak...
...crowd of 1000 were treated with a classic pitcher's duel in the first game as Kelly and Broberg matched flawless hurling for nine innings. But in the 10th. Mike Thomas grabbed hold of a Broberg fastball and lifted a drive to left-center that carried for two bases. Two outs later, Kelly hit a fly to right which reserve outfielder Doug DeVries misjudged and let drop, scoring Thomas and giving Harvard a well-earned...
Regardless, Kelly pitched magnificent baseball. The senior nighthander turned in a near-flawless performance, striking out seven Brown batters and allowing only five hits overall...
...soloists in the Passion were, for the most part, top flight. Karl Dan Sorensen, as the Evangelist, had a remarkable tenor voice of incomparable beauty, given a slight tendency to thin out in the upper register. Francis Hester as Jesus was beyond praise, giving a flawless performance of a beautiful part. Nancy Wilson, a sophomore called in at the last minute to fill in for the ailing soprano, did a splendid job, handling most of her role as if she knew it by heart. The choruses were in wonderful shape, as was the first orchestra which handled itself remarkably well...