Word: mats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hampshire, backed by 400 ferocious fans, pushed the visiting Crimson to the brink of a surprising loss. Harvard's Jim Corcoran was dazed when his head thumped the mat, but refreshed to take a time out. While the Crimson grappler was regaining his bearings, his foe piled up five unanswered points and went...
With Harvard's chances starting to look dim, all of these four matmen came through for coach Johnny Lee. Bordley made the mat a very uncomfortable place for his foe, romping 14-1. D'agostino, who insists on taking chances against everyone he wrestles--one of his pins this year came when he was behind 8-2--got into another wild brawl but came...
Meanwhile, on the other mat, B.U. and Harvard were wrapped up in the tight scrap that everyone expected. The Crimson won some impressive battles, getting an 11-2 triumph from Tom Bixby (150 lbs.), yet another pin from D'agostino, and a similar effort from Kip Smith (Unl.). But B.U. won the first four bouts and three other close contests...
After Hofstra won the five middle bouts to take a 16-9 lead, and while B.U. was edging the Owls on the other mat, 23-20, Harvard launched a late charge. D'agostino finally failed to pin, but did get a 16-4 rout to make the score 16-14. After Fred Smith (190 lbs.) got a key tie, Kip Smith whipped his foe, 5-0, for the one-point team...
Harvard's Sal D'agostino (177 lbs.), Second Team All-Ivy last year at a heavier weight, turned his foe over at the edge of the mat and forced the advantage home for the pin. The Crimson had its last lead of the match...