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ITHACA, N.Y.--Two quarterbacks and four Joe Restic ulcers later, Harvard returns to Ivy League play this weekend against the Big Red of Cornell, here at Schoellkopf Field...
...today, with a 1-0 Ivy record-thanks to Columbia-Harvard will open with sophomore Mike Smerczynski at the helm, Joe Lahti and Jim Keyte in the wings, and coach Joe Restic at the altar-praying very hard...
Harvard takes the field in the wake of disruption. During the past week, Restic has worked with three quarterbacks, trying to get each in some state of preparedness. Previously, Restic had taken heat for devoting almost all between-game time to one quarterback. Now he has Smerczynski, Lahti, and Keyte all mildly ready-though none as thoroughly as if he had devoted full time...
Because of the rushed preparation, Harvard will have to rely on its stalwart defense and very basic offense. "We know our defense will keep it close," Restic said. "The offense is as simple as you can possibly make it, but it'll be effective if (the quarterbacks) can give us enough of a runfi pass combination...
...perhaps he'll shock everyone. Saturday afternoon, Restic said he was considering the ancient single-win shotgun offense--where the ball is centered into a fullhouse backfield with a myriad of potential recipients. It seems desperate...