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...today, Harvard has a shot at a share of the Ivy title for the first time since 1968. And with Dartmouth almost assured of subduing Princeton, all the pressure is on the 100 yards of turf at the bottom of the Yale Bowl...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 11/21/1973 | See Source »

...contest played yesterday on home turf, the Harvard junior varsity soccer team dropped yet another game, this time to Brown, losing 3-1 in Harvard's sixth defeat of the season...

Author: By Randy K. Mays, | Title: J.V. Kickers Lose Rematch to Brown | 11/17/1973 | See Source »

...lack of aggressiveness and overall coordination plagued Harvard as it has in earlier contests. Many times B.C. was allowed to advance the ball onto the Harvard turf without encountering any interference from the Crimson booters. When Harvard was able to penetrate B.C. territory, its offensive drives were so disjointed that the booters were unable to take advantage of gaps in the B.C. defense--gaps which occured very frequently...

Author: By Randy K. Mays, | Title: J.V. Booters Hold B.C. to Tie, 2-2 | 11/13/1973 | See Source »

...them. His friend Charlie (Harvey Keitel), who guarantees the loans, becomes simultaneously anxious and guilty, not only about this relationship but about life in general. He is anxious because he hopes to rise in the Mob and cannot afford to have a lot of blood spilled on his turf. He is guilty because he believes in Catholic hellfire. These hang-ups also cause him to behave abominably to his girl (Amy Robinson), who is smart and pretty but no hit with his uncle, the Godfather, because she is also an epileptic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Closed Circle | 11/5/1973 | See Source »

Between halves the high school baton-twirler performing for the Franklin Field crowd dropped her flaming baton, briefly setting the astro-turf aflame. Unfortunately the Harvard offense failed to ignite all night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Penn Stops Crimson Booters In 3-0 Rout Under Lights | 11/3/1973 | See Source »

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