Word: mid-season
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...result of all the carnage was that the Angels played less than .500 ball after the mid-season All-Star break and limped home with fewer than 90 wins. Even the great Carew is not playing up to par. This year his batting average sagged to .317, mostly because his hand has not yet healed. Still, there are bright spots, which management hates to mention because every silver lining seems to contain a cloud. For one, Southern California now has something to do besides hunt for gas stations: Angels' attendance was up nearly 50% from last year...
Based on the strength of Harvard's freshman swimmers and the psychological edge gained from the outcome of the mid-season clash, the Crimson have got to be the favorites this weekend. The incentive to be gained from the fact that this would be Harvard's first ever Eastern Seaboard crown, and the friendly confines of Blodgett Pool are both definite advantages on the Harvard side...
...Harvard hockey team was not only throttled by Brown 7-3 at its sublet home rink, but in addition, had its ECAC record fall to 2-7 and its playoff hopes all but dispatched at mid-season...
...Tigers, coming off their first win of the year (13-12 over Colgate), have had their best mid-season week of practice this week...
...most questionable Harvard area. At 1500-meters. Thad McNulty and John Murphy should produce some good results, but at 5000-meters, Ed Sheehan's ability to produce is uncertain. Sheehan could add some power, but he had not regained his form of the early indoor season since battling a mid-season illness. Reed Eichner and Brian Finn will carry the Crimson through the steeplechase; but because this is the first time Harvard will run the event steadily, no one expects miraculous results...