Word: lapped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Newman appears, flashing his 1,000-watter at a kid who yells "Good luck!" and heads off to the starting line. He qualified his red, white and blue No. 33 in the second row, and should be among the leaders after the first lap. But the spark plugs foul as the car starts, and two plugs are changed. By that time, it is too late to rejoin the other cars at the front of the starting grid. This competition is a sprint, only 18 laps, and he seems to have no chance...
...evening's other dramatic race was the 1000 Crimson sophomore John Perkins gave Eagle Bob Colby all he could handle. Perkins pulled all the way from fourth place to second in the last lap. He wasn't quite able to catch Colby, but he did manage to close the gap to less than a tenth of a second. Though his comeback effort fell short, it was quite a feat for the rusty Perkins. He spent last winter in states playing J.V. hockey, so this was his first indoor competition in over two years...
Regan's outdoor specialty or his "bread and butter race," is the steeplechase--a grueling 3000-meter event which includes a water barrier and hurdles in every lap Regan, who has run the race in nine minutes, 12 seconds, anticipates lowering that personal best to 8 50 sometimes spring...
...Penn penalty kicks in the second half crumbled the booters chances for a winning finish in the Ivy League this season: with only Yale left one lap a week from today, the team's record, lands at 5-9 overall, 2-4 in the Ivies. But Harvard never really had a chance at the match, failing to create any sustained pressure on the Quaker's goalmouth...
...number of planned retrospectives, including a major show next spring at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum. Despite all his years on the aisle, Hirschfeld confesses to no special expertise in picking hits. "Once a play lands in New York," says he, "its future is in the lap of the gods." After it has had its turn in his lap, of course...