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After walking pinch-hitter Paul Scheper, Dartmouth's Stewart departed and Steve D'Antonio came on with the bases loaded and nobody...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Crimson Pounds Dartmouth, 8-4, 10-4 | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

Consumers and businessmen feel the 20% pinch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Credit Vise Tightens | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

...first glance, the world oil scene looks brighter. Just as economists predicted, sharply rising oil prices and the slowing world economy have at long last begun to put a pinch in petroleum demand. Consumption in the non-Communist world is down by about 3% from 1979 levels, and in the U.S., oil consumption was by last week a full 10.3% lower than a year ago. This slump in demand has resulted in a softening of spot-market oil prices. Petroleum that was selling for $40 per bbl. in late December now goes for about $33. World oil stocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: OPEC's New Pincer Ploy | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

...game's two singles--a two-out bloop by Don Allard which was actually more a liner than a bloop--which plated pinch runner Paul Scheper with the gamewinner to give Larson his second victory in three decisions...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Larson Five-Hits Friars, 4-3, As Crimson Divides Twinbill | 4/7/1980 | See Source »

...blast with one out in the sixth. Friar coach Don Mezzanotte yanked Corliss in favor of Mark Colletta, who retired Mark Bingham on a long fly to center for the second out. Colletta then walked Eddie Farrell, and Crimson coach Alex Nahigian removed the designated hitter in favor of pinch runner Scheper...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Larson Five-Hits Friars, 4-3, As Crimson Divides Twinbill | 4/7/1980 | See Source »

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