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...this season, although B.U. ranked as the team to beat with 17 of 20 lettermen back from its 28-2-1 team, Kelly found himself embroiled in controversy once again. The Terriers tied Harvard, 4-4, lost a squeaker to Cornell, 3-2, and collapsed to an unimpressive Clarkson team, 6-2, during the first month of the season...

Author: By Evan W. Thomas, | Title: Sextet Faces B.U. in Beanpot Finals Tonight | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

After dropping the opener, a 5-4 squeaker, to the San Francisco Giants, the Pirates unloaded one more-or-less secret weapon after another. Weapon No. 1 was First Baseman Bob Robertson. He had not hit a home run in the last six weeks of the regular season, but he belted three of them in the second game to power the Pirates to a 9-4 victory. The surprise in the third game was Pitcher Bob Johnson, a self-proclaimed "dud" during the season (nine wins, ten losses). Tapped as a last-minute replacement for ailing Nelson Briles, he held...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bucs and Birds in a Breeze | 10/18/1971 | See Source »

Although Harvard crushed the Dartmouth icemen, 8-2, in December at Watson Rink, the Indians have since defeated Boston University-which handed the Crimson its only loss in a 5-4 squeaker...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardlings Defeat Princeton, 10-2; Face Indians in Hanover Today | 2/10/1970 | See Source »

There are reasons, for the loss to Penn-a three week layoff during exams, and extreme overconfidence-but there can be no excuses. Pennsylvania had won only two of 11 games this winter-a, one-goal squeaker over Massachusetts and a victory over Air Force at Christmas. The Quakers had lost twice to Dartmouth which Harvard crushed 6-1, once to inept Army, and was shut out by Vermont, a Division Two team...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Icemen Lose At Penn, Face Terriers Tonight | 2/2/1970 | See Source »

...football team won another, this one a 9-7 squeaker over Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Defeated Yale, 29-29... | 6/12/1969 | See Source »

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