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...Crimson fifteen, which became the Crimson fourteen after Larry McQuade injured his leg in the opening five minutes, pressed the Tigers throughout the contest and was deep in Princeton territory with a chance to win when the final gun sounded. A three-point try and the two-point conversion would have been enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rugby Varsity Loses First League Contest | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

Neil Hastie '52, graduate secretary of PBH, yesterday stated that the new coeducation program is part of a two-point plan which will bring more Radcliffe girls into social service and consequently interest more Harvard students in this type of work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Phillips Brooks House To Sponsor Radcliffe Associates Next Year | 4/17/1954 | See Source »

...Bulger's eight points were scored is the varsity's big fourth quarter when it tallied 28 points. The game stood at 13 to 13 after the first period, and the Crimson then moved to a two-point lead at the end of the half...

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: Five Finally Beats Yale Jinx, 66-54 | 1/18/1954 | See Source »

That Maras was able to switch so quickly and so successfully--from one line position to another (even with the professionals) is obvious evidence of his football skill. He was especially adept at defensive play, working from a unique "two-point" stance. Linemen generally face the opposition either on all fours or else on one knee, with a hand down for support. Maras, however, stood on his feet, crouching forward so that his hands swung just clear of the ground. From that position, he could move quickly in any direction, and could use his hands to fight off blockers...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Ends, and Other Means | 11/12/1952 | See Source »

...After two strenuous days of competition-fencing, shooting and swimming-Troy, pentathlon captain-coach, appeared to have matters well in hand. His first place in fencing, second in shooting and sixth in swimming gave him a two-point lead (9-11) over Lieut. Harlan Johnson. In third place, 15 points, was a lowly Pfc. named Thad McArthur, 23. A letterman swimmer at the University of Washington (class of '50), stocky (5 ft. 9 in., 160 Ib.) McArthur, like most able-bodied youngsters, had found himself drafted into the Army soon after graduation. His natural all-around athletic ability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Private First Class | 6/16/1952 | See Source »

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