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...giant-sized "hot dog" (alias superstar) like Reggie Jackson. He played ball with spirit and enthusiasm, albeit a little oddly--with a sincerity that caught the fancy of all who watched him. And the fans flocked by the tens of thousands to see him, to cheer their hero. The oldtimers said they had never seen anything like it, not even Babe Ruth in his heyday had drawn such mobs. Baseball was still the great pastime it had always been, and the crowd loved the feeling...
...football games are more than just athletic events; they are a tradition. For almost everyone besides the statistician, a large part of that tradition is the marching band's half-time show. And the Harvard Band itself is steeped in tradition. Some band traditions, like the hand-shivering excitement cheer, are silent, and others, like band "Mom" Alice Tondel, are unseen (unless, of course, you try to sit in the band's seats during half-time). One tradition that is neither silent nor unseen looms over all others. For those of you who have never been to a football game...
EVERY YEAR for the past 16 years, alumni fundraisers for the Harvard College Fund have gathered for a weekend in Cambridge. They dine in Eliot House, listen in rapture as Harvard administrators propound on educational issues of the day, drink up and head out to cheer on the football team, sitting in the very stadium their tax deductible contributions will help rebuild in the next few years...
...brilliance. I came back after the second mile and heard rustling in the bushes. It was Ed Sheehan down on his hands and knees and I no longer congratulated myself on my brilliance. "With Sheehan out of the running, it was all over except for the Bronx Cheer...
...crowd will stand and cheer with glee...