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Despite the fact that the matmen swept by Yale this weekend, and despite one of their finest seasons in years, the Crimson (13-6 overall and 5-1 in the Ivies) would up second in the standings because of a fluke pin in this--weekend's Columbia Princeton match...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Fluke Pin Spoils Grapplers' Title Hopes | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

...little girl sat around the checkerboard. Theirs is a world in which every boy matures to master small motors, to understand the importance of the cotter pin. The importance of the old 14th, however, is an acquired taste Burroughs has not acquired, and Roach has. Burroughs began to walk away, then sighed, sat down and made a move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Alabama: Undefeated Champion | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

...there is another history of the Beat Generation, hardler to pin down--a history of self-images both consciously and unconsciously created. Their writings show an attachment to the urban landscape, even the ugliness, and to the hip areas in America--San Francisco's North Beach and New York's Greenwich Village in New York. They see themselves as hope-seekers, wild partyers and holy madmen...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: A Beat Collage | 2/12/1985 | See Source »

...sophomore Jerry Greenberg fought back to take a 10-9 win after escaping a pin the first minute by sliding out of bounds...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Grapplers Sweep Cornell, Columbia | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Heavyweight Paul Wiesen lost 4-2, but avoided a pin and secured the crucial victory...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Grapplers Sweep Cornell, Columbia | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

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