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Like last year, Winthrop House came in slightly behind Quincy in popularity, with 14 percent of freshmen respondents saying they would like to make the 'throp their three-year home...
...major money making sources. And Leverett had an unexpected money-making dance at the beginning of the year. Other houses make money from carnation sales on Valentine's Day. And Winthrop House has a unique source of revenue--roylaties of $2000 to $4000 a year on a directory of 'Throp alumni published by a private company...
...that part of the reason Winthrop House was so well represented was because tutor RODNEY PEARSON--who ran a blazing 2:35--generated a lot of enthusiasm by putting up signs on the wall and being helpful. If the Winthrop turnout is any indication of Straus Cup power, the "Throp has this year wrapped up easily... In the Day After Department, junior KATHY DAVIS--who ran a 3:30 marathon--reported that she was having trouble walking downstairs and the profusion of blood blisters on her feet precluded wearing shoes. Brother MATT DAVIS '85, who collapsed in the middle...
Meanwhile, South House shut out a Timothy Dwight-Silliman 14-0, while Winthrop coasted past Trumbull-Saybrook, 13-0. 'Throp signal caller Charlie Slack helped put the game out of reach with a 1-yd, quarterback sneak and 20-yd, pass to Tony Hatch, leaving his position while members of the defense tried out the backfield for themselves. Just to make it clear that the game was for fun, the team did a post-game workout of intensive mudsliding...
...Throp edged out North and Quincy to take the co-ed touch crown, and Ron Ost led the Winthrop soccer squad to an undefeated season and the intramued title...