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Every so often in a football game, there's a little shoving after the whistle, and a brief verbal clash. The next time that happens at a Harvard game notice the number of the Crimson shirt involved. It'll probably be number 64, Gary Farneti...
...missed the Columbia and Cornell games with a separated elbow, and Cornell took advantage of that fact by sending its star halfback, Ed Marinaro, on slants off right tackle. When Farneti returned to the lineup against Dartmouth, the defensive unit, despite a losing team effort, was visibly inspired, scoring Harvard's lone touchdown and preventing any sustained Dartmouth offensive...
...Crimson defense clearly needs a healthy Gary Farneti. Cornell knew that he would miss the game at Ithaca two weeks ago, and it patterned its offensive game plan to take advantage of the injury. Tailback Ed Marinaro aimed at the right side of the Harvard defensive line throughout the game, running directly at the spot where Farneti would have been. The results were exactly what Cornell had hoped...
...with Farneti back at linebacker last Saturday, nobody was humiliating the Harvard defense. If Farneti stays in the lincup, nobody will. He seems to have a gift for making the unit cohesive and making it tough. The cornerback play last weekend was the best that it has been all season, and this was partly due to the confidence that Rick Frisbie and Neil Hurley have in Farneti's ability...
Coach John Yovicsin was more than willing to acknowledge the importance of Farneti's presence. "Gary is the key to our whole defense, not only physically, but in terms of leadership," Yovicsin said yesterday...