Word: marooned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Because of two flashy Springfield swimmers, Harvard had more difficulty than expected in defeating the Maroon Saturday...
Springfield's Bill Skoog and Jim Winn smashed three Springfield records and one New England League mark in their effort to upset the highly-favored Crimson. Though Harvard had too much depth for the Maroon the home team did succeed in scaring the Crimson before going down to defeat...
...score, the outcome wasn't certain until near the end of the contest. Springfield jumped off to an early lead by running away from Harvard in the first event, the 400-yard medley relay. The Crimson quartet of Reisen, Gaffin, Graham, and Brandling-Bennet was no match for a Maroon team anchored by free-styler skoog...
...Winn who set the first record of the afternoon by winning the 60-yard freestyle in 23.6 seconds *60-yard races are restricted to Springfield and other schools with 20-yard pools). Harvard's Elliot Miller and Steve Marglin took second and third in this event to hold the Maroon lead down...
...that the Maroon team is that bad; it always finishes high in the New England league standings. But the school is too small to provide enough top swimmers to match the Crimson's depth, and coach Bill Brooks anticipates "absolutely no trouble" in today's contest...