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...teams battled to a stand-off in the second period, and the Yardlings continued to pressure Bowdoin in vain until Rosenberger shot a puck which deflected off a defenseman into the net. Paul added the fifth goal on a perfect feed from Rosenberger...
Wallace aspires to beat the Republican presidential candidate and the Democrat as well, thinking that a three-way stand-off in the Electoral College, with no candidate managing to win the required 270 votes, might throw the decision to the House of Representatives. After almost seven weeks of baby kissing and arm wringing in 14 states, however, Lonesome George has little cause for serious hope. Of the 66,059 signatures he must gather in California, for example, he has rounded up 25,000 at most, and he must file his petition...
With that stand-off the matter rests, while the Pope ponders majority and minority reports from his special commission on marriage and birth control. Meanwhile, pressure for action rises from such prominent laymen as Clare Boothe Luce, who in the February McCall's equated the rhythm method's calendar watching with "checked-off love and clocked-out continence...
Instead, the Crimson lapsed from great play into good playing. After a stand-off second period, the Dartmouth left wing managed to score on a shot that was deflected off the hand of Harvard goalie Jim Tyng...
...game at this point became an indecisive stand-off. But early in the fourth period the fabled Wood suddenly came alive. He ran and passed his team from its own 20 to the Harvard 42. Sophomore guard Bob Barrett then made two key tackles and Wood passed to end Bill Ponzer. The ubiquitous Barrett intercepted and Cornell hopes sank...