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...third year of depression, had reason to celebrate last week. Domestic auto sales during the middle ten days of March jumped by nearly 30%. Of the three largest automakers, only Ford continued to suffer a sales decline, while Chrysler and General Motors sales were up sharply. The sales spurt, no doubt sparked by the industry's rebate deals, showed that the American public is willing to buy Detroit's products when the price is right...
...night after the gut-wrenching 56-54 overtime loss to Princeton that eliminated them from the Ivy League title race, the cagers fell behind early and spent most of the evening in futile pursuit of a scoring spurt that might have brought them back into the contest...
...also buried a potent but ragtag Eli squad along about the middle of the first half, when sharpshooter Tom Mannix scored eight of his 16 points inside three minutes, helping Harvard spurt from a one-point lead to a 38-24 advantage...
...personal with 10 minutes remaining in the game, he put in his finest night's work in a Harvard jersey. The 6-ft., 10-in. McCabe, sidelined all of the past two seasons with knee problems, scored ten points and blocked four shots (including two during the three-minute spurt), a performance which earned him a hearty round of applause after his final foul...
...East right now, will have some trouble with a fired-up B.U. squad that has been playing well of late. In the end, however, the potent Eagle offense will wear down the Terrier defense--much like Northeastern did last week--and Billy O'Dwyer and company will spurt to a three-goal...