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After divers Dave Silver and Dick Eisenberg got first and third in the low-board event to tie the score, the visitors gradually stretched their lead and threatened to put the win out of Harvard's reach...
Harvard's best chance for an All-American finalist is senior Danny Mahoney, winner of both the high and low-board dives at the Easterns. Mahoney, however, is starting at a disadvantage; Indiana's five entries include Olympic three-meter diving champ Ken Sitzberger and last year's one-meter titlist, Rick Gilbert. Mahoney tries the low-board tomorrow and the high dive on Saturday...
Mahoney, who won the low-board championship on Thursday, became the Crimson's first double winner in the Easterns since Bruce Hunter won both freestyle sprints in 1961. The unbeaten Harvard senior, after leading throughout the preliminaries this afternoon, fell behind on the eighth of his 11 dives, then dramatically poured in three beautiful plunges for the victory...
Mahoney, undefeated in regular season meets off the high board, had not competed in a low-board competition since last year. He poured in an impressive 369 points to top Hawk's total of 366. The Harvard senior is also favored in the high-board dive, his specialty, on Saturday...
...today's events, Henry Frey will try the long haul in the 400-yard individual medley, while Mahoney has a chance to defeat Cornell's defending champion, Dave Hawk, in the low-board dive. Dick Smith could make the finals in the 500-yard freestyle, and the Crimson team of Fowler, Hayes, Jim Seubold, and Eric Klaussmann will be a threat in the medley relay...