Word: captains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard's most persistent weakness throughout the year proved to be ineffective mid-field play. Only captain-elect Michael Smith of the half-backs seemed equal to the critical task of controlling the pace and direction of each game...
...coach could complain about the work of Harvard's fullbacks. Captain John Sanacore, tough, hard-working, well-skilled on land and above it, will probably move up from the all-Ivy second team to the top Ivy squad. His mirror image at right fullback, Lorenzo DiBonaventura, played almost as well as Sanacore, while Duggan and Sergienko in the middle quickly learned to play well together and stop opponents from going for Harvard's jugular and drawing blood...
...Harvard football team picked a leader on the other side of the line yesterday, electing defensive tackle Chuck Burst as its 107th captain...
...didn't prove anything to ourselves," Mike Brown, Harvard's 106th football captain said. "We knew we could do it all along...
Pierce was neither strong nor vigorous, but he decided to sound that way for the sake of his image. He sent a warship to Nicaragua when a U.S. citizen was assaulted, then was shocked when the ship's captain leveled a village under British protection. Turning to Cuba next, Pierce inspired the Ostend Manifesto, which suggested that if Spain refused to sell the island, the U.S. would be justified in wresting it from Spain "if we possess the power." Spain refused to sell, and Pierce was left with only words. He did nothing...