Word: gambril
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...watch them embarrass me by winning easily. When the swimming team faced Dartmouth earlier this winter I put my money (actually it was a six-pack of Tuborg) on the Big Green, figuring that the Indians (oops, can't call them that anymore) were too strong for Don Gambril's team. Harvard, however, won decisively and I lost the brew...
...last couple of seasons the Elis's unchallenged domination of Eastern swimming has come under increasing attack from the other Ivy League schools, notably Penn, Princeton, Dartmouth, and, since the arrival of Don Gambril as head coach, Harvard...
Only Harvard stands in the Elis's way. The Crimson, now in the second year of Gambril's heralded rebuilding program, has become a genuine championship contender. A disappointing away loss to Princeton has slightly marred an otherwise outstanding season, but it is Yale that Gambril, his team, and its fans want to beat more desperately than any other...
...over Yale is vitally important to the long-run success of Gambril's program. A loss would stall Harvard's renaissance, and have a critical effect on the coach's ability to attract top talent to Cambridge. Another Yale undefeated season could jeopardize the balance that has emerged over the last three seasons between the top five squads in the league and put the Elis once more in the untouchable category...
...situation where our first place guys have to win," Gambril said Thursday, "and we are ready to swim our best." "It ought to be one helluva contest," Yale coach Moriarity said yesterday. "Anything could happen. The winner will probably be the one who can hang in there the longest...