Word: dixons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...then both teams had shaken their early lethargy, and things generally went back to normal Harvard point guard Calvin Dixon, for example, made up for a less-than-stellar performance in the first 37 minutes with some solid play in the final three. The Crimson co-captain, who hit just two of 12 from the floor on the night, drove for a lay-in to give his squad a 52-51 lead, then came through with two clutch free throws two minutes later to up the Harvard margin to three with just 12 seconds remaining...
...between Dixon's heroics came a key assist by fellow guard Bob Ferry. The alert pass to Monroe Trout was just another in a series of great Ferry plays on the night. The sophomore tallied 18 points to lead all scores, popping from the outside or driving through the lane for easy five-footers. Ferry has scored in double figures in 17 of Harvard's 21 outings...
...Crimson victories this year, though, no one or two players could carry the team. Ferry's scoring would have been all for naught and Dixon's free throws wouldn't have happened if swing man Dave Bernard hadn't come through on defense...
Fortunately for the Crimson, Bernard jumped in time. He threw the ball to Dixon, who drew a foul and senk the clutch free throws...
...Michael S. Dukakis and Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci will visit the Palmer-Dixon Tennis Courts this afternoon to kickoff the Currier House 12-Hour Dance Marathon, the culmination of a six-month planning effort to raise money for a North Cambridge housing project...