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...victory was Harvard's 17th, against only two defeats. They will close out their fine campaign by crushing a hapless Yale team on Saturday...

Author: By Joel R. Kramer, | Title: Johnson's Goal in Last 15 Seconds Topples B.U. Freshman Sextet, 6-5 | 3/2/1966 | See Source »

...course, Brown heavyweight and Captain Ed McEntee was on crutches with a knee injury, but the fact that the Crimson had won eight straight decisions over hapless Bruin wrestlers hardly made Brown Coach Bob Litchard reluctant to cut his losses and retreat...

Author: By Lee H. Simowitz, | Title: Crimson Matmen Trample Brown in 31-3 Stampede | 2/28/1966 | See Source »

...VISION OF BATTLEMENTS, by Anthony Burgess. This wry account of a hapless young Briton's jousts with the military bullies and oafs stationed on Gibraltar during and after World War II shines like a Faberge bauble when compared with the usual assortment of wartime fictional reminiscences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Broadway: Feb. 25, 1966 | 2/25/1966 | See Source »

Brooks feels that his swimmers haven't yet recovered from the exam break, but hopes that "they'll be in peak condition by Saturday." Accordingly, the entire team participated in a stringent workout just after the end of last Saturday's 71-23 trouncing of Penn's hapless Quakers...

Author: By John A. Herfort, | Title: Swimmers Should Clobber Soft Brown Team Tonight | 2/9/1966 | See Source »

Harvard and Yale are now tied for fifth place in Ivy standings with 2-5 marks, while Brown's 1-6 records merits seventh place. Hapless Dartmouth, winless in seven outings, holds down the cellar spot...

Author: By Boisfeuillet JONES Jr., | Title: Crimson Upset Over Tigers Tosses Ivy Basketball Into Four-Way Fight | 2/8/1966 | See Source »

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