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Nothing, save for the fact that the game in which the Eagles triumphed counts in the won-lost column, while the contest which they lost only served to ruin Ravinis' shutout, not to mention the six-inning no-hitter on which he was working...
This season included, the last 16 years of IAB basketball have produced only 4 winning campaigns, not an impressive record by any stretch of the imagination. The composite of those seasons is 168-220, a won-lost record which accurately reflects the entire history of Harvard basketball...
...point well taken, if victories only count in the won-lost column. But when a team (a) comes within a double-dribbling violation of defeating an opponent which is far superior in natural ability and which is supposedly one of the 20 best in the country, and (b) does so not as a result, for the most part, of the opponent's over-confidence or errors, but because of its own determination and a display of talent which heretofore had not surfaced, the night cannot be considered a total loss...
Before this season ends, that call may well be heard again. Going into last weekend's game against the stumbling New York Jets the Steelers were riding an eight-game winning streak and an overall won-lost record of 9-1. That was good enough to pui them in first place in the Central Division of the American Conference the toughest division in the N.F.L. Their biggest conference obstacle on the way to the Super Bowl is a likely playoff showdown with the rugged Oakland Raiders. If the Steelers survive that, they will probably face either the Vikings...
...cross-country team, and you were going out for a few beers with the boys, what would you talk about? Certainly not about your present squad, which, despite an abundance of enthusiasm, is rather lacking in the experience department and, as a result, currently suffers from an 0-5 won-lost record...