Word: afternoons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Harvard is to win, it must create a pattern of offensive consistency that it has yet to create this fall, and its defense must rebound from its horrible afternoon in Ithaca last Saturday...
This year. Dartmouth is a rebuilt football team. It is undefeated. It has played four good football games. And it remembers last fall's humiliation. Indian coach Bob Blackman isn't the type to forget a defeat, and unless Harvard puts it all together this afternoon, he may present the Crimson with an ironic reminder...
...would be an exaggeration to say that the Dartmouth game will be the crucial juncture to a successful Harvard season. But there can be no doubt that a loss to the Big Green this afternoon, besides criminating the Crimson from realistic contention for the Ivy crown, would be a disastrous psychological blow for a squad that had been picked to defend its title without excessive strain...
Dartmouth has never been an easy game for the Crimson, and last fall excepted, the margin of Harvard victory during Yovicsin's tenure has yet to exceed eight points. Dartmouth rarely beats itself by overconfidence, and it would be a mistake to hope for such an occurrence this afternoon...
...added problem is the questionable status of quarterback Dave Smith. Smith twisted an ankle in practice last Thursday, and didn't work out yesterday. He will probably miss the game this afternoon, and his loss will deprive the Crimson of the only experienced signal caller. Juniors John O'Grady and Joe Roda will replace him, but the novelty of having them at quarterback may retard the Crimson from moving as early as it should...