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Team captain Fred Herold stunned the Wesleyan offensive with a spectacular performance in the Harvard goal. Herold corralled 13 shots on goal, three of which were drilled from point-blank range...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Crimson Boots Wesleyan, 5-2 | 9/29/1977 | See Source »

...looked like the adjustments would pay off and earth the Crimson an upset over the red-hot Quakers. At 4:04 of the final quarter, MacKenzie rung up the third goal of his hat trick to tie the game, 9-9. Penn looked tired, and when Michelson stopped a point-blank shot to stymie a Quaker scoring bid moments later, the momentum seemed to have swung to the well-conditioned Crimson...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Vacation No Fun For Laxmen | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

...next ten minutes, Harvard failed to convert on an astounding string of point-blank shots, including an indirect kick from only five yards out on which the Crimson booters failed to even get off a shot. Finally, Mike Lohrer dribbled through half the Williams defense and beat the second-string goalie for Harvard's first goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ephmen Rip Booters, 6-2; Ford Uses Bench Freely | 10/27/1976 | See Source »

...while, Zager's goal looked awfully important, as Herold repelled a series of offensive surges. In one ten-minute stretch, the Crimson goaltender stopped a penalty shot from Paul Milone, a point-blank blast from Allan Marshall, and two or three other shots...

Author: By John Donley, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tiger Booters Come From Behind to Win, 3-1... | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

...right bank of the Seine toward his blue sedan, he failed to notice two men wearing sunglasses, who picked up stride behind him. Suddenly, one of them, a husky six-footer in a beret, caught up. He pulled out a 7.65-mm. pistol and fired three shots at point-blank range, hitting Zenteno in the head and back. As the killers ran away, the ambassador fell dead to the sidewalk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Murder in Paris | 5/24/1976 | See Source »

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