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...House hopes to avenge last year's 15-14 loss to Yale, and will use next Wednesday's season finale against Quincy as a tune-up for their showdown in Eli land. He stands tenth on the Ivy scoring list...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland Clinches House Football Title | 11/7/1975 | See Source »

Soldiers Field wasn't the only scene of excitement this weekend for Ivy League faithful. A pair of heavy favorites--Brown and Princeton--took it on the chin in what were supposed to be tune-up contests for their showdown clash this Saturday in New Jersey...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: Crusaders Nip Brown, 21-20; Penn Tops Tigers; Yale Wins | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

...Eagle's junior varsity, the boys who will make or break the future of that revamped program, visited Soldiers Field yesterday for what they thought would be just another routine tune...

Author: By Jon Ledecky, | Title: B.C. Tops Freshmen, 16-7 | 10/18/1975 | See Source »

Sales have been softest in such big-ticket items as major appliances and furniture. Less expensive, practical items like do-it-yourself auto tune-up kits and pocket calculators (which can now be bought for under $20) have been selling well. So, in general, have basic clothes -especially sweaters-although one executive at Baltimore's Hutzler Bros, notes that "the whole men's area is sick. The old man is the first one cut off the Christmas list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAILING: Holiday Sales: Less Jingle This Year | 12/30/1974 | See Source »

What happened? Did Satch use the hapless Newton squad as a tune-up for the Volunteer Basketball tournament this weekend? Was this a practical joke by somebody in the scheduling office...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rock Steady | 12/13/1974 | See Source »

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