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Harvard had no tricks, and Princeton scoffed all the treats in an all-Ivy cross country tri-meet at New Haven yesterday afternoon. Though finishing strongly ahead of host Yale, the Crimson harriers could not overcome the potent Tigers, who notched the victory with ease...
Last week New York City Mayor Abraham Beame had to report to the Financial Control Board on how he planned to eliminate an $800 million deficit from New York's budget. To avoid further antagonizing the potent union chiefs, the beleaguered mayor at first gave only scanty details. Explained an aide: "We wanted to come in without the sledgehammer." But under intense pressure from the board and Carey, Beame bitterly proposed to pare $200.7 million from next year's budget. By one estimate, that would require trimming an additional 8,000 city employees, including 3,000 school workers...
...basics was appropriate. Advance scouts for both clubs, who had been observing the opposition teams since July, reported few weaknesses. The Reds were stacked with powerful hitters, high-octane speed, superb defense and one of the best bullpens in the game. The Red Sox entered the Series with equally potent hitting, nearly flawless defense and a pitcher named Luis Tiant. The Cuban righthander, who claims to be 34 but is widely believed to be older, had won 76 games for Boston since it reclaimed him in 1971 from the minor leagues, where he had been abandoned as a washed...
Dartmouth's potent field hockey team was expecting a cakewalk against Radcliffe over the weekend. But although they emerged 3-0 victors, the Big Green found itself pitted against a psyched up bunch of Crimson stickhandler...
...game shapes up as a battle between Harvard's potent offense and Dartmouth's highly-touted defense. Jim Kubacki, who is second in the nation in total yardage per game, commands an offense that has scored 69 points in its last two encounters. His main operatives are halfback Tommy Wynn and wide receiver Jim Curry...