Word: bonanza
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Rolling left on second and eight, Ryan hit Turley with just enough for the first down at the Harvard 10. On a third and goal, Ryan's incomplete pass to Turley in the endzone became a bonanza when Harvard was called for interference and gave the Big Red a first down at the 1. On the nextplay, Weidenkopf went over the top for an airborn score. The Rejda kick capped a 60-yd. six-play drive that buried Harvard 34-0 with 13:11 left in the torture chamber...
...odds favor B.U. The stats favor B.U. All common sense favors B.U. But bettors beware. How can you favor a terrier team whose tight song is "Dum, dum, da dum--screw B.U."? I see an encouraging day for Buchanan, a bonanza for Paul Connors, a surprise from Rich Horner, another solid defensive effort, and a 26-24 Harvard...
...audience as little as they can: a couple of laughs, one unexpected plot twist, a happy ending. Yet it does not have to be that way. When those 26 minutes are in the hands of precise miniaturists instead of slobs, TV's most familiar formula suddenly offers a bonanza of comic and emotional possibilities...
While the companies' earnings are indeed up sharply, they seem especially large because the percentages represent comparisons with the first half of 1978 when profits were soft as a result of a worldwide oil glut. But there is no doubt that the companies have reaped a bonanza from the 60% runup in OPEC prices since January. For example, about 30% of U.S.-produced oil is, in effect, uncontrolled When world oil prices go up, the price of this uncontrolled crude rises right along them. But the companies assert that most of their profits come from operations overseas, where...
...semi-bright spots--the fine play of rookie Dave Burke, George Hughes' four-goal bonanza against UNH in December, Mike Watson's OT tally to dump B.C., the well-played Beanpot loss to B.U. and the welcomed 10-2 blowout of Colgate--this year's version of Harvard hockey could be written off as just about a total loss...