Word: spenglerism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DEPENDING on how one looked at them, the happenings in and around Manhattan's Mark Hellinger Theater last week would have confuted the claims of Jesus, or confirmed the dark suspicions of Oswald Spengler, who liked to think that the twilight of Western civilization will be marked not by true religion, but by an upsurge of fervid religiosity. Jesus Christ Superstar, the rock opera that is rocking Broadway's new season, is show biz with a twist: Director Tom O'Horgan, who was influenced by Olsen & Johnson, has made it into a sort of Heavenzapoppin...
...same meet, Ritson ran second in 25:26 and also topped the previous record of 25:29.8 set by Harvard's Tom Spengler...
...Quaker Julio Piazza won the race easily, but four Harvard runners destroyed Penn's depth and the Crimson took an easy victory. Last year, Penn used the same tactic, and although Harvard's Tom Spengler won without problem, no less than six Penn runners came in directly behind...
Gone from last year's team are four top seniors, including Jon Enscoe, Dave Pottetti and Tom Spengler, but the harriers should be well-balanced again this season. Seniors Mike Koerner and Bob Seals are joined by a flock of sophomores, many of whom were injured during their first varsity season in 1970-71. The strength of that now-junior contingent is shown by their unbeaten freshman record in 1969 and several strong performances last year...
Oxford's Tony Moore turned in perhaps the day's most devastating performance in the 5000-meter race against Harvard's Tom Spengler and Jeff Brokaw, both of whom are strong distance men. Moore and Cambridge's John Rix pressed the Harvard runners hard from the start, and then no one could stay with Moore as he moved away for a win in 14:27.8, 22 seconds faster than Spengler's time...