Word: skeins
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...smother wild pitches with either of his oversized hands, and his bazooka-like pegs prove his pronouncement that "I can throw out any base runner alive." The St. Louis Cardinals' Lou Brock did not believe it until he tried to run on Bench last season and stretch his skein of 21 consecutive stolen bases. End of skein...
...then, however. Where coach Cooney Weiland had only one consistent line at his disposal in January, he now has two and because of Joe Cavanagh's inspired play at defense. Weiland also can field a team that has much better coordination between defense and forwards. Harvard is riding a skein of five consecutive victories and most likely will not lose-except tonight-until the playoffs...
...victory tonight would run Harvard's victory skein to four straight, and keep alive its chances for fourth spot in the ECAC. But if the Crimson loses, it can forget home ice for the playoffs...