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...team was knocked out by the number-two seed in the tournament and finished in a tie for seventh place...
...first time Harvard has a Freshman College Champion in Rick Sterne, number-two man behind Gonsalex...
Holleran, number-two man on Harvard's 1960 team before he took a leave of absence, is probably the key to Harvard's hopes for the team title. "If Romer is playing well, he can knock off some good players and possibly meet Vic in the finals; if he loses early we'll probably lose the tournament," Barnaby explained...
Rice and Houston, if less dazzling in their records, were no less consistent. Rice's second-place effort against Dartmouth was his fourth successive finish as number-two man for the Crimson. Houston bettered Rice in the other races, and outdid himself in placing fifth in the Big Three meet, less than 20 seconds behind second-place Smith...
Ernie's next fight should be with journeyman Doug Jones, the number-two contender who lost a controversial decision to Cassius in Madison Square Garden last Spring. Jones, however, maintains hope for a shot at the champ and will soon fight unranked Alex Koskowits instead, to avoid a further blemish on his record. Jones enthusiasts--and they are scarce--point out that at 185 their boy is no lighter than Marciano or Dempsey when he took the title. But then, Jones is no Marciano. Marciano probably would have lasted no more than ten with Liston, and as for Dempsey...