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The appearance of a notice in the February 6, 1979 issue of The Crimson officially marked the beginning of the "Betty Ippolito Era" of Harvard softball. Only a sophomore at the time, Ippolito decided to take control of a program that had almost nothing going for it. Except Betty Ippolito...
"If it weren't for Betty, this team never would have become a varsity," Morris says. "We had to convince the athletic department that people really wanted to be a part of the program and Betty made sure they did and helped me make sure that the department knew it...
"No way I thought Betty would ever hit close to .450." Morris says. "In the past, she would become extremely upset when things weren't going well. She was always so into the game that her intensity sometimes hurt her performance, but this season she learned how to deal with...
Sophomore pitcher Nancy Boutilier feels that Ippolito's ability to "stay in touch with reality" makes her an ideal captain. "Betty is one of the few people at this school who has the proper perspective on things," she says. "So whatever the situation requires to motivate the team. Betty can...
In some peculiar way, alcohol has become a convenient way to mitigate public embarrassments. Betty Ford, Joan Kennedy, Billy Carter and others have reported that their unsteady, occasionally weird behavior resulted from drinking. That sort of confession can be exemplary and thus publicly useful. But in others it can also...