Word: misplayed
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...quite sure, it occurred to me that Harvard hockey coach Cooney Weiland must have called himself Doctor a few times on the way back from Ithaca two nights ago. Because now that B.C. has blown three straight hockey games, and five of its last six, only a flagrant misplay of its cards will deprive Harvard of the home-ice advantage in next month's ECAC playoffs. And the Crimson's first opponent there will be... Boston College. Call Harvard Doctor...
...Goalkeeper Peter Aschaffenburg turned in his best performance of the year, recording his third shutout in seven games. "Peter played very well. He didn't misplay one ball," freshman coach Dana Getchell said after the game. Aschaffenburg has now held opponents scoreless in 19 periods...
...second period, however, was all Harvard, as halfbacks Joe Gold and Nwachukwu Azikiwe controlled the misplay and captain Peter Millock playing inside back-passed like a varsity...
...score was 4-3 when the Giants sent up Sal Yvars as a pinch hitter. Yvars blooped a sinking liner into rightfield. The sensible thing would have been to play it on one hop, let the tying run score, and hold the other base runner. A misplay could mean the ball game. Rushing in, Bauer lunged, stumbled, fell to his knees, slid a good 10 ft. and stuck out his glove. Then, like a gladiator displaying the sawed-off head of his enemy, he triumphantly held the glove high in the air to show everyone the ball, nestled snugly...
...such a close win over a supposedly weak team must be the result of some misplay, and Wilson was quick to admit it. He placed the blame mainly on sloppy ball-handling, lamenting that many fast breaks were upset by the Crimson itself, with no outside help...