Word: silver
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...waited for more than three years for the "most suspicious" moment, as determined by the royal astrologers, to be crowned. The ceremony, which will take place today, is largely a symbolic religious ritual. After the king is bathed with butter from a gold jar, mud from a silver jug, honey from an earthen jug and waters from eight rivers that cleanse the body according to Hindu beliefs, he is then annointed with several clays including mud from a mountaintop and dust from elephant tusks...
Only the driving lay-ups of Carey and the free throw shooting of Silver 111 of 121 allowed Harvard to remain within shouting distance. No other player was able to more than points, and particularly harmful to the Crimson cause was the fact that Mike Griffin could manage just two baskets in 13 attempts before fouling out late in the game...
After a jump ball, which Doc Hines controlled for the Crimson, Harvard set up for a final shot, which Griffin missed. Meanwhile, Silver was fouled underneath...
...Crimson came out flying in the first half, with Mike Griffin directing the offense. Silver and Bill Carey hit 12 of 14 shots between them and Harvard assumed an early eight-point advantage...
...Silver's shot bounced off the back of the rim, and as a result, Brown was able to escape with a 77-76 victory over an in-spired Harvard team...