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...strength in sabre creates an interesting match-up for the Crimson sabre squad. Last year, Harvard's sabre fencing backboned the Crimson's second place finish in the Ivies and was consistently tough all year. The bouting between captain Terry Valenzuela, Gordon Rutledge, and Walter Morris and their MIT counterparts should be the highlight of the match...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Fencers Take On Cross-Town Rivals; Crimson Is Favored to Subdue MIT | 12/6/1972 | See Source »

Saturday's race, which also features Yale, was once considered the Big Three match-up of Eastern rowing, and while the Eli are no longer the lightweight threat they once were, the presence of Princeton and Harvard in head to head competition distinctly elevates the contest to the "Super Race" category...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Lights Tangle With Tigers | 5/5/1972 | See Source »

This is definitely a match-up to circle on this afternoon's 11-bout card. As Barry left the boxing room after yesterday's match his eyes twinkled as he heard the rumblings upstairs where Buildings and Grounds workers were erecting the "real-thing ring" in anticipation of today's 4 p.m. finals...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake and John L. Powers, S | Title: O'Meara Victorious in 185 lb. Bout With Three Punch, 17 Second K.O. | 3/9/1972 | See Source »

...final smoke-filled night of competition, there were some 400 casually clad spectators in the blue tiered seats and only two players still in contention: Irving ("The Deacon") Crane and Lou ("Machine Gun") Butera. It was a classic match-up of the tortoise and the hare, introvert against extravert and experience versus enthusiasm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Deacon v. Machine Gun | 3/6/1972 | See Source »

Princeton and Penn, ranked among the top teams in the nation, will meet tomorrow night in Penn's Palestra. The victor of that head-to-head match-up will automatically become the favorite in the race to represent the Ivy League in the NCAA Eastern regionals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Wrestlers Fall; Penn Hosts Tiger Cagers | 1/28/1972 | See Source »

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