Word: againstness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Twenty-six thousand fans saw them and were, almost without exception, unimpressed. Naturally, sports fans have a dependable tendency to exaggerate and get carried away with derrogations. Harvard's quarterbacking against Boston University wasn't atrocious, but it left some thing to be desired, and Yovicsin didn't deny it...
Yovicsin, however, is not enjoying his predicament. "We would like to play one, but we play two because we don't know who is better." he said Saturday. Champi has been number one so far, and played most of the game against B.U., coming out because of a nose bleed...
Yovicsin noted after the Holy Cross game that little mistakes had prevented long drives, but had not proved disastrous. As it had done in its first two games, however, B.U. took advantage of such mistakes. So Champi already had a mark against him, but mistakes have to be expected.
The most obvious failing of Crimson quarterbacking Saturday was the inability to put passes into the hands of receivers. This was also a problem against Holy Cross. Champi, who throws the javelin for the track team, has a strong arm and can be accurate, as his long pass to Pete...
But there is certainly doubt as to whether the other Crimson quarterbacks are ready to fill the void. John O'Grady came in for a few plays against Holy Cross, and though it wasn't much of an opportunity to prove himself, it did not provide great reason for encouragement...