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After Hurley, junior Peter Rau came on to pitch a scoreless sixth. Junior Tom Baxter and sophomores Tony Lancette and Chip Poncy followed for one inning apiece. Lancette and Baxter each gave up two runs while Poncy finished the game on a scoreless note...
Sales of the ultimate yuppie symbol, the BMW, fell to 63,600 in the U.S. last year, a drop of 28% from 1985 levels. Meanwhile, Honda sales increased 29.7%, to 716,500. The sales pitch for autos today would have bored the driving gloves off an '80s car buff: safety features (antilock brakes, air bags), versatility (four doors, built-in child seats) and value. A 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix model sells for under $20,000 but looks (on the outside, anyway) like last year's sporty $26,000 Turbo model...
Shortstop Eric Weissman was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and Jim Mrowka singled to put runners on first and second. Mike Hill then sacrificed both runners along, which set the stage for Marcel Durand's base-hit that scored two runs. The Crimson knocked home two more runs on Dan Scanlan's triple and Nick DelVecchio's double...
...rugby was the reason for the trip, and the Crimson "spent a lot of time on the rugby pitch," according to club president John Nowaczyk. The two sides combined to play 10 games in five days, more than on any previous recess trip...
Some movie experts maintain that cinematic violence has reached such a pitch that spontaneous imitations are inevitable. Others say that disputes arise because young audiences have long had a habit of talking back to the characters and commenting on the movie as it runs. The difference today is that gangs come to the theaters armed and prepared to settle their altercations with shoot-outs. But for all the hand wringing over the latest outcropping of violence, Hollywood has little incentive to stop making gang movies: New Jack City was No. 2 at the box office last week, grossing an impressive...