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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when they lined up against a Princeton boat--described by its coach as an "almost-lightweight"--comprised of members of the third heavyweight Tiger squad. "Almost-lightweight" turned out to be a lot more powerful than the Black and White lights were used to, but Radcliffe held on to top the Princeton third heavyweight four by three seconds, with Princeton's varsity lightweight four and JV lightweight four bringing up the rear...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Radcliffe Lightweight Four Outlasts Tigers | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

...top of the second, Harvard displayed the heads-up defense which has characterized its play this season. With a runner on second and nobody out, Reilly stopped a hard-hit ball to third for a put out, junior Lee Polikoff struck out Renaud, and catcher and Captain Nancy Prior picked off the Holy Cross runner at third...

Author: By Jonathan D. Unger, | Title: Weary Batswomen Drop Pair | 4/17/1989 | See Source »

Take, for example, the top sports story of the day: the Harvard baseball team's 4-3 victory over the Jumbos of Tufts at Soldiers Field. Byron Johnson pitched a four-hitter, and Tufts Coach Bob Meeham played the game under protest...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Raising Rhubarb in the Year 1959 | 4/15/1989 | See Source »

...know that freshman tennis player Jarum Piatigorsky "alternates a tricky top spin serve with his vicious cannon ball?" (Run for your lives, run for your lives, Piatigorsky is lighting up his cannon...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Raising Rhubarb in the Year 1959 | 4/15/1989 | See Source »

Premier Zurab Chkheidze also was removed at a separate meeting of Georgia's Presidium, or top government body, the official Tass news agency reported from Tbilisi. Nodari Chitanava, a Central Committee secretary, was named the new head of the republic's government, Tass said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soviet Georgia's Premier Ousted After Riot | 4/15/1989 | See Source »

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