Word: armstrong
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Harvard, with Hobie Armstrong and Bill Grana leading the way, moved back to the Indians 32 after the kick-off, but missed the first down there by inches. Rugged defensive play prevented any Green advances and the Crimson recovered the ball after a Dartmouth fumble...
Harvard tried a series of orthodox slashes and belly handoffs in an effort to get back in the game, but Dartmouth's Apache defensive units held fast. Trying to utilize the 20 m.p.h. winds. King took to the air, but alert defensive play by Hobie Armstrong prevented any disastrous aerial gain. As time ran out in the half, Terry Bartolet tried frantically to pass Harvard to a touchdown, but his throws, all against the wind, were far from their targets. Indian Coach Bob Blackman kept fresh units coming into the game, but Harvard's two platoons refused to be worn...
...Harvard victory today will depend a great deal on whether the backfield gets coordinated. Mike Bassett will run the first unit, and the rumor is that Bill Grana will get the ball more often than in the past. Attempts will also be made to spring Hobie Armstrong loose...
...Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston), Africa Speaks, America Answers (Guy Warren), Afro-American Sketches (Oliver Nelson). Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite-We Insist includes tunes like Tears for Johannesburg, a lament for the Africans shot down in the Sharpeville massacre. To younger jazzmen, a great musician like Louis Armstrong is suspect-instead of hopping on the freedom bus he has been content to remain an "Uncle...
...element that is missing, then, is backfield excellence. Practically no one is fulfilling pre-season expectations. Bill Grana's problem may be that he is not getting the ball often enough, and Hobie Armstrong may be fighting lack of confidence. It is hard to say what is bothering the others, but something clearly is. The situation is accented by the fact that no Harvard back is among the League's offensive leaders...