Word: line
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...booze and paddled back to Weld--oar in one hand, beer in the other--to cheers from the crowd that remained. Only now did I notice that the 1979 Head had been the last race for my sliding seat, which cracked and lost a bolt at the finish line. Somebody was on our side. In fact, we had finished in 19'33", not particularly good for the Championship Eights, but better than our best practice time of 28 minutes and ahead of Colgate, the last boat to finish the Head. They came a long way to finish last...
Only a strong Winthrop defense inside the 10 yard line prevented the game from turning into a rout...
...Kirkland goal line stand early in the fourth quarter prevented what could have been the winning touchdown. Eliot had possession of the ball in a first and goal situation at the three, but a strong K-House defense repulsed the threat...
...most key situation, Brown will readily relate, came on the final day of the season, with the Gulf Coast League title on the line against the Bradentown Pirates. The Astros carried a 1-0 lead into the ninth, then the Pirates attached men to second and third with just one out. The call came to the bullpen for Brown. He followed an intentional walk with a strike out and a grounder to short. For the first time in eight years, the Astros had a Gulf League pennant. And a hero...
While the hard-line stance of the administration is no alcohol for underclassmen, masters and students are still trying to work out a compromise. Masters can throw parties with alcohol, even if students cannot, but the funds must come from the House entertainment budget and thus ultimately from the students' room charges. Increasing the entertainment budget to cover the booze the individual students would have bought for themselves before the ban is unfair to the teetotalling minority. Besides, alcohol is expensive; the masters could use their budget to reach many students more often if they were not burdened with...