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At number one. Peter Briggs showed tremendous improvement over last year and swept Bob Rodgers. 15-7, 15-7, 15-11. Briggs discovered Rodgers's weakness, shots to the deep right corner, in the opening game and won close to a dozen points there. When Rodgers overcompensated for his weakness...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Racquetmen Down Inept Engineers To Gain Second Victory of Season | 12/7/1971 | See Source »

Rodgers controlled the T through much of the match but did not have the finesse to put Briggs away. Briggs used several varieties of lobs to move Rodgers back and dominated the match with his array of finishing shots.

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Racquetmen Down Inept Engineers To Gain Second Victory of Season | 12/7/1971 | See Source »

All the ingredients were there. Undefeated Nebraska v. undefeated Oklahoma. No. 1 in the rankings v. No. 2. Top defensive team (average points allowed per game: 6) v. top offensive team (average points scored: 45). Nebraska's Jerry Tagge, savvy field general and deadly passer (62% completions) v. Oklahoma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: No. 1 v. No. 2 | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

Beamed to millions of TV viewers in the U.S., Europe and the Far East, and covered by more than 500 journalists, the Thanksgiving Day classic in Norman, Okla., more than lived up to its billing. Minutes after the opening kickoff, Rodgers set the pell-mell pace for the day. Hauling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: No. 1 v. No. 2 | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

I really don't know why talented student groups persist in staging plays which were rotten on Broadway in the first place. I recently caught a Tufts production of Man of La Mancha which also induced spasmodic bursts of embarrassment. Both plays resonate with thumping Vague Generalities; both persuade the...

Author: By Michael Sragow, | Title: The Roar of the Greasepaint | 10/28/1971 | See Source »

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