Word: firstness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Late in the first half. Harvard began to move again, and again it was the sad familiar cycle. In eight plays Hornblower and sophomore Steve Harrison brought the Crimson from its own 24 to the Red and Blue seven. And Harvard stalled again...
...Hornblower tried the first time, and was stacked up. The second time he was apparently across the goal, but the referees disagreed. On the third attempt Harrison had sufficient daylight on the left side, but lost his footing on the Astroturf surface, and fell two yards short...
...middle of the fourth period. Harvard was stalling completely. Twice the Quaker defense stopped the Crimson without a first down, and although Harvard had easily dominated the game, it was still only six points ahead. Penn was still not moving-it gained only about 150 yards in total offense all afternoon-but there was still a chance that the scrambling Brown could break loose sometime. Harvard clearly needed another touchdown...
With eight minutes left in the game, it got one. Hornblower, whose 173 yards rushing propelled him to the number four spot on the Harvard all-time list, broke a tackle on first down, headed for the left sideline, and outraced everybody 59 yards for a touchdown. Szaro's conversion made the score 29-6, and the Crimson was virtually assured of victory...
...group of Cambridge fifth-graders from Houghton School will turn the first shovelful of earth. "The building is seen as a pledge to these children, to safeguard and improve their heritage of manmade and natural beauty," said Maurice Kilbridge, acting dean of the Design School...