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...margin did not stand up for long against the swarming Ephmen. Williams forward Henry Osborn gained control of the ball near midfield and led a three-man attack against two Crimson defenders. Osborn gave a slight fake and then knifed through the Harvard fullbacks. His shot eluded a sprawling Ben Bryan at 32:09, and the game was deadlocked, 1-1, at halftime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Booters Trim Powerful Williams Squad | 10/30/1974 | See Source »

...Died. Edgar Charles ("Sam") Rice, 84, slight (5 ft. 9 in., 150 Ibs.), quick Hall of Fame outfielder who punched out 2,987 base hits (his lifetime batting average was .322) with his choppy swing in two decades (1915-34) of major league play, mostly for the Washington Senators; of cancer; in Silver Spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 28, 1974 | 10/28/1974 | See Source »

Based on comparative scores, the Big Green is a slight favorite in today's meet. Both teams easily defeated Brown, but Dartmouth was a 10-point victor over Columbia, a squad which easily bested Harvard earlier in the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harriers Oppose Unbeaten Dartmouth | 10/25/1974 | See Source »

...share her polite confusion. Why did Pirandello bother with this slight and static play? At most, it deserves a quick reading before dinner, as a contrast to his mature work. We are shown deception, but are not rewarded with a shield for our weakness; only with a few thousand lire and unspecified sexual remuneration...

Author: By Stephen Tifft, | Title: Pirandellian Calisthenics | 10/24/1974 | See Source »

Northeastern had defeated Harvard by four points earlier in the season, and the Huskies were slight favorites entering this seven-team race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Northeastern Demolishes Crimson Runners in GBC | 10/23/1974 | See Source »

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