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Things seemed rosey in the first game as Harvard's faint playoff hopes were brightened by the presence of pitching ace Larry Brown. With "Brownie" retiring the Bruin batters in 1-2-3 fashion for the better part of the game (he faced only fifteen batters in a five inning stretch), Harvard overcame an early two-run Brown edge to lead, 4-2, going into the final inning...
...then Brown (the University) suddenly stunned Brown (the pitcher) and Harvard with a five-run seventh inning to come from behind and take the first game, effectively shorting out the already dimmed Crimson playoff hopes...
...result was inevitable. The Boston Bruins have not won a playoff contest in the Montreal Forum in a long time, and the Canadiens continued their winning habit with a tightly contested 4-2 victory last night in the first game of the NHL semifinals...
...which establishes the rankings--considers the Crimson's record along with the fact that Brown (whom Harvard victimized in OT a week ago) dumped UMass last week, the Crimson should come up with the top spot in this week's New England poll. All of which means that the playoff question will probably be settled when the Crimson and the Minutemen square off here in Cambridge...
...history and lit now. As Guy "The Flower" Shakespeare once said, "the playoff's the thing...