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Indirectly, he was referring to Harvard's two fatal mistakes--the intercepted pitchout and a high pass from center on a fourth-down punt play in the second quarter--which set up Columbia's second and fourth touchdowns. Yovicsin was impatient and visibly irked over these plays; he couldn't pass them off as "that's the breaks," for they were identical to the two blatant errors in the Lehigh game which also led to touchdowns...
Late in the fourth quarter, with third and three, Bassett tried an option off right tackle in which came the fatal pitchout intercepted by Warren to give the Lions the ball on the Harvard 13. Haggerty ran the ball over from the two yard line to conclude the subsequent drive which sealed the final score...
...Billy Taylor, who turned in the best performance of his college career Saturday, returned the ball to the 30. Quarterback Mike Bassett, working at times with a new unbalanced-line attack, could not move the club, and on fourth down Taylor went back for the punt. Then came the fatal high pass from center, and Columbia took over on the Harvard 19. On the fourth play, Haggerty ran the ball nine yards off right tackle untouched for the Lions' second TD. Again, the PAT attempt failed...
...Khrushchev's "romanticism," as some Western experts label his repeated rejection of fact, is not necessarily a source of comfort for the West. Abroad, should it lead Khrushchev to believe his own propaganda about capitalist weakness, it could lead to fatal miscalculation and war. And at home, so far, it has not noticeably weakened his grip. Though Khrushchev has dismantled much of Stalin's police state, he has shrewdly rebuilt the Communist Party-demoralized under Stalin-as Russia's dominant force. In fact, the Khrushchev Code almost lyrically extols the party and promises that even in that...
...excellent position as far as the race for second place is concerned. The race for first place, unfortunately, looks like it will be a runaway. Leverett has already lost a game--to Eliot--and unless some other team (Kirkland ?) can knock off the Elephants, losing one game will be fatal...