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...speaking of innovative shots, sophomore Marty Clark had a nice between-the-legs ringer early into his match. Such an acrobatic beginning cost him toward the last game, however. Fatigue set in and he yielded 12 points to Marco Caicedo in the third game...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Squash Teams Cruise To Easy Victories | 2/6/1991 | See Source »

...hype and glitz, the cocky 49ers infuriated their coach, Seth Greenberg--a dead-ringer for Douglas Brackman of L.A. Law. They boasted a lot. They joked around a lot. But they never buckled down long enough to put away the upstarts from the Ivies. Taking what Greenberg described as "an abundance of bad shots," they were outhustled from the start and no matter how often Greenberg--another non-Californian if ever there was one--yapped at his home court referees, he couldn't buy a call...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: B-ball California-Style: A Different Kind of Game | 1/4/1991 | See Source »

Well, perhaps the Crimson can bring him in as a ringer next year. It certainly won't have to look far to find him. Shue plans to sign on with the semi-pro Fialense team, located in Cambridge, that he played with last year in the Portugese-based Lasa League...

Author: By Peter I. Rosenthal, | Title: `Trick or Treat' at Ohiri Field | 11/7/1990 | See Source »

...Hope the Boat" --the opening chords of which are a dead ringer for those of Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" --uses real rock violin, not just classical violin juxtaposed with a rock beat. And in "Overflow," Herlihy plays the socket wrench, with intriguing results...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: On the Fringes of Pop With O-Positive | 8/17/1990 | See Source »

Wallyball? A designer sport that resembles volleyball on a squash court, it brought to 23 the number of sports the President has indulged in since his Inauguration. Though Bush can still throw a ringer every sixth pitch on his South Lawn pit, his enthusiasm for horseshoes has been nudged aside by this new winter passion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Totaling Up Year One | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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