Word: leaded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After the first three strokes had been rowed, with the CRIMSON shell knifing to an early lead, the 'Poon cox raised his hand, and the starter, himself an officer of the humor magazine, called for a new start. Again the Crimeds shot ahead...
...nine triumphed, 4 to 2, in a game called after seven innings because of darkness. This was the Crimson's third loss in a row and second defeat in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League. Yesterday's failure blackened the varsity's hopes for winning the E.I.B.L. title, and may lead to a disappointing season for a team which showed much promise during its spring trip...
...game was close until the last inning, when Pennsylvania put over the two deciding runs, and had the Crimson been able to hit, it could easily have taken the lead and won. The Quakers even went to the trouble of giving the varsity four baserunners as a result of four errors, but the Crimson batters were unable to bring them home...
...same time, Harvard has taken the lead in "selling" Ivy League education in the West and South. Teams from the admissions office have toured schools encouraging applications from students who might never have heard of Harvard before. In the present freshman class, there are nearly six hundred different secondary schools represented, a record number. Geographically, at least, Harvard is becoming more "national" in character. In the class of '56, 44 per cent of the students were New Englanders; in the class of '62 only 29 per cent. While New England has dropped, the Middle Atlantic States have risen slightly...
Smith commented that students, both at Harvard and at other colleges, are seeking a man who can lead the United States with "ideas and not slogans, decisions and not doubt." He praised Humphrey's "vigorous approach to both foreign and domestic policies," saying it was welcomed by young men and women in a society "weakened by seven years of inadequate government...