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Whether or not they can outplay which-over of the three virtually equal Crimson lines they come up against tomorrow remains to be seen. The Harvard depth, outstanding against Boston College two days ago, should be just as effective tomorrow night. The Indians will probably have to break better than even when their first-stringers are skating, because they are very liable to be outclassed the other times...

Author: By Frederic L. Ballard jr., | Title: Hockey Team Will Face Dartmouth | 1/13/1961 | See Source »

...over to linemate Gerry Cronin, who slammed the goal home from ten feet out. Chisholm, Northeastern's captain and a noted scorer, was a menace all night but didn't score. The ubiquitous Chisholm played almost every minute of the game but never combined enough with his teammates to outplay the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Team Beats Northeastern, 5-3; Beckett Injured: Out for Six Weeks | 12/16/1960 | See Source »

...feeling among coaches and players is that the contest will be won or lost in the line. The Crimson has a slight edge in the backfield, but the linemen must outplay the Big Red forwards if the varsity is to triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Eleven To Face Cornell In Top Condition | 10/9/1959 | See Source »

Only in the third period did the varsity outplay Dartmouth, and then it was for the most part against Indian second stringers. Playing more relaxed than at any other point during the game, the Crimson outscored its opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Green Whips Lacrosse Team, 19-2 | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

There was no easy way to hold down the score. Yale Coach Jordan Olivar cleared his bench, but the subs, bent on letters (for one minute in the game), did as well as the varsity. The only Harvard boys who seemed able to outplay their opponents were in the fine Crimson band. And at the end, even they had to sit in sullen silence while Yale's musicmen blared away with Goodnight, Poor Harvard, and the big Bowl Scoreboard bragged about the biggest victory "The Game" has ever known: Yale 54, Harvard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sere & Yellow Leaf | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

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