Word: bulldog
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Kania, who ran the state security forces for nine years before replacing Gierek as First Secretary of the Communist Party on Sept. 6, has surprised Western analysts with his moderation and political acumen. In public, he is soft-spoken and low-keyed, despite his burly, bulldog looks. Kania has made the unions work hard for every concession, but for the most part he has avoided slashing rhetoric and underhanded tactics. His regime blundered during a dispute over Solidarity's charter, trying to sneak in a clause affirming the party's "leading role." But it beat a hasty retreat...
After fullback Alec Montgomery pounced on a Dave Miller kick in the Yale endzone at the two-minute mark to give the Crimson an early 6-0 lead. Harvard seemed headed toward a rout. Yet, the strong and quick Bulldog forwards, who contained the Harvard pack, and the windy, muddy conditions which frustrated effective passing along the backline, foiled any such Crimson hopes...
...minutes later, when the ref awarded the Crimson a penalty try because a Bulldog kicked the ball into a scrum within the Eli five-yard line. Crimson fans had reason to rejoice again...
...game and outright war falls The Game. More than what transpired on the football field mattered to the hordes of Yalies who swarmed Cambridge this weekend, and to their Harvard hosts, who grew pleasantly indignant following a disappointing 14-0 shutout at the hands of a bullish Bulldog squad...
...first-down Lahti spotted Steve Bianucci open in the left flat and hit him for ten of the 35 yards. Then the junior signal-caller caught the Bulldog defense napping by going right back to Bianucci on the right side for a pass play that went for 70 yards and a touchdown. Joe Abate converted the point after to make it 14-7 at the half...