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Word: gaming (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...maybe Yovicsin should be happy. Sure, he has problems, but so does Richard Nixon, and I'll bet he's basically happy. It seems that maybe the loss will bring our gridders back to reality. They no longer have to think about our 10 game streak, and they probably are more conscious of the fact that they cannot be sure of their near-invincibility, no matter what kind of streak local newspapers advertise as belonging to Harvard. It's hard to get up for games when you're always favored and now that Harvard isn't such a favorite...

Author: By Bennett ? Beack, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/8/1969 | See Source »

...flak from Harvard fans Saturday was punter Gary Singleterry. Here he was featured in the game program, and next thing he's littering the stands with souvenir footballs off the side of his foot. But there was an explanation. First, the wind. But, more important, there was B. U.'s number 44. His name is Bruce Taylor, and he's an All-American who averaged 18 yards on punt returns last year. There was no way he could do that if the ball landed in the stands...

Author: By Bennett ? Beack, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/8/1969 | See Source »

...ball control team, but they at least managed to combine this type of game with some exciting plays in the second half. Up until that time, perhaps the most excitement had come from the band's dancing prop men and the band's skillful integration of the philosophical and the musical when they spelled out Emmanuel Kant's surname and played a fine rendition of "Feeling Groovy." But B. U., after driving to the Harvard five-yard line on rushing, passed to Gary Capehart for the touchdown. Rick Frisbie and Fred Martucci weren't exactly expecting it. J. Bennington Peers...

Author: By Bennett ? Beack, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/8/1969 | See Source »

Back up in the press box, the broadcaster for Boston University's radio station was going berserk with two minutes left in the game. "Harvard has the ball in its own territory, and Frank Champi is in there. Champi is the one who performed the heroics against Yale last year, and everyone is wondering, can be do it again. It's all on Champi's shoulders now!" Meanwhile, the B. U. News guy was waiting for Szaro to put on his helmet, and I looked down and saw that it really was B. U. that we were playing...

Author: By Bennett ? Beack, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/8/1969 | See Source »

...Play the Game...

Author: By Bennett ? Beack, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/8/1969 | See Source »

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