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...first, the game looked like a romp for the Classics. When Deer Island called the first time out, trailing 11-6, Harvey told his players not to let "the noise from the crowd" bother them...

Author: By Richard T. Broida, | Title: Classics Frustrate Deer Island, 74-73 | 1/16/1976 | See Source »

...second straight night, center Brian Banks and guard Glenn Fine were the driving forces in the Harvard victory. In Tuesday night's 79-65 romp over Boston College, Banks poured in 32 points, hitting 14 of his 18 shots, and Fine quarterbacked the attack with 13 assists...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Cagers Destroy Terriers, Capture Beanpot Trophy | 1/15/1976 | See Source »

...separate fates. Although they used to worship at entirely different literary shrines (Hemingway on the one hand, Evelyn Waugh on the other), Shaw and Greene are bonded in contemporary let ters by their ability to create a bestseller with moral resonance. "Given half the chance," says this delightful romp, "every man becomes a hero." Nightwork has no more serious point to make - except to remind the reader that he can go home again. That, happily, is just what Irwin Shaw now intends to do, 24 years after he journeyed to Europe and decided to stay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Homeward Bound | 12/29/1975 | See Source »

...meet had been touted as a tough test for the Crimson thinclads. However, a combination of strategy, good luck, and surprising early season performances led to the Harvard romp...

Author: By John Blondel, | Title: Thinclads Romp Through Field Events | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

Although the victory was an all-round romp, Dan Jiggetts (two firsts in the weight events), Stein Rafto (a first and a close second in distance runs) and Huntington Block (a first and a second in jumping events) stood...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Thinclads Destroy B.U., 94-18; Crimson Wins 12 of 14 Events | 12/4/1975 | See Source »

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