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While the Crimson was obviously outmanned talent-wise, its cause was hardly helped by UMass's foul-shooting performance. The Minutemen went to the charity stripe 17 times, and made all 17 shots, as compared to Harvard's meager 37 effort...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Cagers Fall in Home Opener | 12/4/1975 | See Source »

...statistics mean anything, then Harvard and Yale will most likely play to a standoff on Saturday. The Crimson leads the Ivies in total offense, averaging 404.3 yards per game, while Yale has been the stingiest on defense, yielding a meager total of 248.5 yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JOCK SHORTS | 11/20/1975 | See Source »

...Bruins triple-offensive-threat should look meager when the Crimson offense steps on the field. Protected by the Ivies's best offensive line, quarterback Kubacki, third nationally in total offense, remains a running and passing threat, with 420 yards for 97 carries. If Kubacki does not start, near-hero of the Princeton game Tim Davenport, will fit well in Kubacki's cleats...

Author: By Amy Sacks, | Title: Crimson Vies For Ivy Lead; Kubacki May Start | 11/15/1975 | See Source »

Despite a last-minute dispute from the Timilty camp over the figures White supporters were posting, the win was just that--"very close," a meager 4 to 5 per cent margin for Mayor White...

Author: By Thomas S. Blanton, | Title: Calm Precedes Storm In White's Ballroom | 11/5/1975 | See Source »

This time, at least, the award appears to be less for political balance than for literary merit. Although Montale's output is meager-five volumes in 50 years-he is greatly valued by connoisseurs. Stephen Spender considers him Italy's greatest living poet, and the academy cited Montale's pessimistic but "indelible feeling for the value of life and the dignity of mankind." Part of this admiration undoubtedly stems from Montale's mastery of the doom-filled Eliotic metaphor ("All our life and all its labors spent/ Are like a man upon a journey sent/ Along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Stoic Laureate | 11/3/1975 | See Source »

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