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...himself. There are no cuts in Harvard football, and freshmen find that with their late reporting date and an opening game not more than three weeks away, people get overlooked. The only cuts are of the dropout variety, and there are indeed a lot of them. There is a helluva lot to do in Cambridge, and a lot of candidates (as many as 50 per cent some years) decide to take advantage of the city rather than play ball...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: An Everyman's Guide To Sports at Harvard | 9/1/1972 | See Source »

...Running a strong race. Seals was outkicked in the final lap and took second with a 4:15.8 clocking, but his performance was particularly encouraging to McCurdy. "He wasn't ready to do that yet, but nobody bothered to tell him," McCurdy said after the race. "It was one helluva effort...

Author: By Charles B. Straus, | Title: Harvard Thinclads Rout Dartmouth For First Victory of Spring Season | 5/3/1972 | See Source »

...because it clogs catalytic mufflers. These are metal containers for the chemicals that will remove enough air pollutants from auto exhausts to meet federal standards set for 1975.* Says Gottwald: "We're the tennis ball between the auto companies and the Government and we're taking a helluva pounding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENTERPRISE: The Gottwald Jinx | 4/17/1972 | See Source »

...different defenses we used helped us win the ball game," coach Bob Harrison said after the game. "But you have to credit Northeastern with one helluva game. They got an early lead and forced us to play catch-up ball," he said...

Author: By Jonathan P. Carlson, | Title: Cagers Open Season With Narrow Win | 12/3/1971 | See Source »

...clean campaign." The very fact of his candidacy, Evers said, shows how far blacks have come in Mississippi: "For me to be running for Governor in the state where my brother was killed and for none of us to get our heads bashed in-it's a helluva lot. We changed the whole political system of this state. It won't ever be the same again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Black Setback in Mississippi | 11/15/1971 | See Source »

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