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...strength of the Crimson assault will rely primarily on its ability to control the tempo of the game. Last year,. Post thrived on unsettled situations, scoring most of its points off the fast-break. The laxmen need to control posession of the ball by outhustling the aggressive Pioneers. And Harvard will look to sophomore Chad Prusmack to win face-offs and gain possession of the ball...
Check out any sports page of The Crimson, circa 1989. Notice the sports language. Instead of "stickmen" (lacrosse, 1959), we have "laxmen." Instead of "the varsity nine" (baseball, 1959), we have "batsmen." Is sports language in 1989 better than it was in 1959? Not really. Only different...
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...lacrosse vs. Princeton, 1 p.m., Ohiri Field: The Crimson laxmen fell to Brown, 9-6, last Wednesday and now face a tough road to an Ivy League championship. However, the laxmen are one of the country's better teams--before the Brown debacle, they were ranked number nine in the nation--and always put on a good show. Look for David Kramer (formerly of the Harvard soccer team) and Michael Bergmann (one of the U.S.A.'s better goalies) to shine...