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...walk, a sacrifice and a single. He retired the side in order in the eighth, but gave up two long fly balls and a single in the ninth before shortstop Jim Pakalnis leaped for a line drive, caught it, dropped it, and then threw to first to nip pinch hitter Bob Rikeman for the final...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Crimson Batsmen Get Sloppy Conviction | 4/17/1986 | See Source »

...grapplers, who have been frustrated all season long--losing several nip-and-tuck Ivy League contests--finished off the dual meet season with an 11-9 record that includes a 2-4 league showing...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Grapplers Flip Bulldogs, 26-18 | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...when Chris Blanchet of BC kicked from behind to nip Harvard's James Umlas in a photo-finish at 1000 meters, it seemed like Boston College was ahead to stay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thinclads Cruise Past Eagles | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

...bringing an honor code to Harvard also falls into this grab bag of administrative changes, it is not too early to nip the idea...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: Spence's Snitches | 10/19/1985 | See Source »

...South Africa, who abhor apartheid question whether economic sanctions would work. "Unilateral American sanctions are totally ineffective," says Republican Newt Gingrich of Georgia. Gingrich was one of 35 Congressmen who recently asked President Reagan for stronger condemnation of South Africa, a move many saw as an attempt to nip last week's measures in the bud. Gingrich believes that the House bill would simply allow other countries to step in and fill the gap. There is evidence that France, Japan and Israel, which are already involved in the South African economy, would step in to fill gaps in nuclear, computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not a Black and White Issue | 6/17/1985 | See Source »

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