Word: flub
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...them down" smacks of understatement. Coach Billy Cleary had warned it might take a little while before the first-year flub-ups ended and the freshmen settled down to play solid hockey; and it did--about ten minutes. By the time the four-goal third period came to a close, everybody but the sadly out-of-place Northeastern cheerleaders wore a breathless smile...
These unmannered performances clash with the weirder ones, and the orchestra only aggravates the confusion. Its poor quality--ragged ensembles, missed cues, and squeaky strings--weakens the production immensely, and the musicians play right next to much of the audience so it can hear every flub, and wince. Whether conductor Nicholas Palmer '79 or the musicians themselves are to blame, they seem to have much trouble with Strauss' relatively easy music...
...with all the complexity of the fourth-grade class play, and everyone is expected to say her lines correctly first time out if possible. Says one director: "I've printed scenes that made my stomach turn. But extra minutes eat into profits, and unless you have an obvious flub, you keep grinding...
Punts have played an interesting part in Harvard's football fortunes this season, and the one by Terrell which followed was no exception. Unnerved by his previous flub, Terrell sent up a wobbler which fell to earth just eight yards upfield, providing the Crimson offense with some much needed breathing room...
...said that for a skater to do well in the 500 meter event, she would have to skate the first 100 meters in 10.8 seconds or less. But the first skater did an 11.7, and Henning said "Great time, great time!" And then there was anchorman Jim McKay's flub of the final hockey score, calling it 6-1 when two minutes before we'd seen Steve Jensen of the US close...