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...Indians came back on the attack, running a fast-paced game of their own, putting key Harvard players--shooting power Marget Long and defensive hustler Ann Scannell--on the bench with three fouls, then connecting on 61 percent of their foul shots. They took a 32-28 halftime lead...
When the second half began, the Crimson bench started chanting "defense," and slowly the play action swayed in Harvard's direction. A key running point came midway through the second stanza, when center Elaine Holpuch Blocked an Indian shot into the hands of freshman forward Lori Stewart, who started the break to Co-Captain Frenesa Hall. The stock senior guard promptly outmaneuvered three Indians under the hoop, and gave Harvard a 40-39 lead--an edge preserved until the final buzzer...
Some time in the 1970s the trouble began. Gibson and Traynor had retired, and the seven-man bench was saddled with a senile justice who refused to step down. Seeking to change the court's direction, then Governor Ronald Reagan made three appointments, including one (William Clark, now National Security Adviser) whose failure to finish law school prompted charges that Reagan was naming lightweights. A few years later the same charge was being tossed at Governor Jerry Brown, who also tried to fill the court with nominees sharing his outlook...
Another crowd-pleaser was freshman forward Felipe Farley, whose two second-half dunks brought the Crimson bench to its feet. The 6-ft., 8-in. Farley tallied 15 points, almost all of them from within four feet of the basket. Farley started out looking tentative underneath, but as the points came his way and the fans cheered him on, the Brockport, N.Y., native seemed to gain confidence. Farley hauled in five boards and blocked a shot to round out his debut in a Crimson uniform...
...friend and I sat down on the Harvard bench right on the 50 yard line. We sipped on a couple cans of Coke that had been left there, and looked around at the sturdy grandstands that surrounded us in the darkness. The football team had won quite a victory that day, but so had a few other people involved with Harvard athletics...