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...last time the Crimson competed on Mystic Lake was at the beginning of April in the Friis Trophy regatta. That weekend, the team posted a strong opening day score, 7-2, but floundered somewhat in the second-day round against the top teams, going 3-3. That 10-5 finish left Harvard in third place after losing a tie-breaker with Yale...
That finish, followed up by Harvard's second-place performance in the two-mile relay, capped off the Crimson's remarkable second-day comeback, which will now surely send Harvard soaring into the outdoor season...
Although Harvard finished fifth, sixth and 12thin its only fall tournaments, there were hints ofpotential. After a nightmarish first day at theDartmouth Invitational, for instance, Harvarderupted in the next round with score of 296, withevery Crimson golfer breaking the 80-stroke mark.That second-day surge boosted Harvard to onlythree points behind league-foe Dartmouth and intoa respectable fifth place in the 12-team field...
...According to a recent study of 125 companies that went public in 1990, investors who bought in at the original price would have gained 77% on average if they held the stock for up to five years. By contrast, the University of Chicago business-school survey also found that second-day buyers could expect returns of 58%--a less than stellar performance since the S&P index of 500 stocks rose 78.5% over the same period. Warns William Benedetto, who heads the New York City investment banking firm Benedetto Gartland & Greene, which helps raise money for start-ups: "The individual...
...Wylie's second-day performance was particularly impressive. The Pleasant Valley Country Club is host to the PGA tour's Bank of Boston classic, and is said to be home to the largest greens on the tour. On the second day, Wylie hit 15 greens on his first shot--an extremely impressive feat...