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Died. Henry Fitz Gerald Heard, 81, novelist, philosopher and member of the fraternity of pacifist intellectuals that included Aldous Huxley and Bertrand Russell; in Santa Monica, Calif. Though he once declared that "words are at the end of their tether; their elasticity is worn out," the British expatriate was a most prolific writer. As H.F. Heard, he turned out first-rate detective stories (A Taste for Honey) and Orwellian chillers (The Great Fog). As Gerald Heard, he wrote such scholarly works on philosophy and religion as A Dialogue in the Desert and The Ascent of Humanity...
Commenting on other Harvard players, Bertrand continued. "Bob McManama could very well be the next Cavanagh; he's a strong skater and has a good head for hockey. Dave Hynes has a good wrist shot, and Jay Riley is another strong skater. Davey Jones stands out on defense, and Bruce Durno is always hard to beat...
...contrast to what he considers Harvard's dependence on one player. Bertrand sees Cornell as a balanced team with plenty of depth and no real star. "Petit, McCutcheon, Fullan and Ugolini would all be just as good as Cavanagh if they played for Harvard. But with us they are all just part of the team effort." Bertrand explained...
...Bertrand said that Americans are generally stronger skaters because Canadian hockey stresses the technical aspects of the game such as puck control and play-making...
...Bertrand predicts that with the boom of hockey enthusiasm in American cities such as Boston, there will be fewer and fewer Canadian players in the Ivy League in the coming years...