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This week, the Crimson was without starting tailback Chris Menick, who broke his left thumb and sprained his right ankle on consecutive days in practice this week...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Raiders Pillage Football, Romp to 34-14 Victory | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...unbelievable run of injuries Harvard has sustained this year got worse when junior tailback Chris Menick-who set school records for rushing yards and touchdowns last year-broke his thumb and injured his ankle during practice. Harvard has already lost junior defensive end Brian Daigle, senior running back Troy Jones and junior fullback Damon Jones for the season, although Menick should be able to return in a few weeks...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Menick-less Football Limps into Colgate | 9/25/1998 | See Source »

...season with enormous potential, bolstered by unprecedented depth and led by the first All-American in the program's history-then-junior two-meter man Mike Zimmerman--ended it with a 10-18 record and Zimmerman having missed the bulk of the season with sprained ligaments in his right thumb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Several Squads Look to Rebound | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

Zimmerman, a 1996 Honorable Mention All-American, is coming off of a frustrating season in which he missed four weeks with torn ligaments in his thumb. Now healthy, Zimmerman will look to return to the form that has made him one of the best 2-meter men in the region...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fall Sports Season Kicks Off | 9/11/1998 | See Source »

GESTURES: Your mother was right. Don't point. But if in Singapore you must, use your thumb, not your forefinger, lest it be taken as an insult or obscenity. In Russia, don't shake hands across a threshold; it might invite bad luck. In Buddhist lands like Burma, don't pat a child on the head; it's the spiritually highest part of the body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 3, 1998 | 8/3/1998 | See Source »

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