Word: midshipmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Last year, Harvard ran up a 92-73 triumph over the Midshipmen, and forward Brian Newmark hit 11-of-13 from the floor to pace the Crimson with 25 points. This year, Newmark will be in the starting lineup again-partly due to last year's performance and partly because he's played well in Harvard's recent contests...
...Midshipmen came within two times of upsetting Penn on the Quaker home court last month. Navy beat Penn at number five, six, and nine, and temporarily led 2-0 at number two and was tied 2-2 at number four. Only a last minute rally in the final two matches pulled out a 6-3 victory for the Quakers...
Navy loss to Amherst, a team the Crimson defeated, 5-4 in December, but there were several extenuating circumstances. The Midshipmen were playing at Amherst, directly after the frustrating Penn loss and without their top player. Navy had three match points in the ninth match but failed to capitalize on any of them...
...Crimson squash team will travel to Navy on Saturday. The Midshipmen took three points in their match at Penn, and Navy rarely loses on its home courts...
...reform of military life is not a luxury or even merely an idea whose time has come, mirroring the changes in the rest of U.S. society. It is a necessity. Largely because of the Viet Nam War, the prestige of the military is plummeting. Many servicemen, including cadets and midshipmen from West Point and Annapolis, try to hide their military connections when on leave among their peers. There is even a wig market in Annapolis where middies can acquire hirsute camouflage. Re-enlistment rates have dropped to their lowest levels since 1955. Barely 31% of servicemen of all ranks...