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Legendary athletes are honored when their number is retired with them. Just ask Dave ("Spuds") Bresnahan, the never-to-be-forgotten second-string catcher for the Williamsport (Pa.) Bills, a class AA team. His immortal feat on the diamond last year prompted 2,700 of his fans to gather at Bowman Field last week to pay him a belated tribute and to paint his number, 59, on the outfield fence...
...sports. The problem is that "athletes carry a high profile," he says. "When a varsity athlete is working in the equipment room or some place else, people tend to notice. What they may miss are the 15 other workers employed who aren't a Tom Yohe [Harvard's first-string quarterback...
This year, the Harvard lacrosse team turned in another in a string of stellar seasons. The Crimson finished with a 12-3 overall record, and a 6-0 Ivy mark, which gave Harvard its second-straight league championship...
This year, the Harvard field hockey team turned in another of a string of disappointing seasons. The Crimson finished with a 6-7-2 overall record and a 1-4-1 Ivy mark, which put Harvard in sixth place in the league...
Before Harvard's present winning streak, Yale had won the race for four straight years. Previous to the Eli string, the Crimson had taken 17 straight races from...