Word: gaming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After the game, Joe Restic seemed to reflect the spirit of the day. Depressed by his team's lowly nine first downs (5-18 third-down conversions), the injury to St. John, a possibly serious aggravation of a bad shoulder for stalwart offensive tackle Mike Durgin, and a defensive performance that was missing only the offensive complement, Restic struggled for optimism...
...almost a full 110 minutes Saturday afternoon, fans of Harvard women's soccer feared that the one seemingly invincible Crimson team had met its match as the visiting University of Connecticut Huskies played the home team to a 1-1 tie through the first 108 minutes of the game. Not until the closing minutes of the second and final overtime period was the Crimson able to escape with their second tally and a 2-1 victory for their third win of the season against no losses...
...Crimson had not expected the Huskies to play such a tight game. The report that UMass, the only team to beat Harvard last season, had stunned the Huskies 6-1 brought on visions of a romp. But UConn coach Margaret Dunlop had regrouped her young team and when they stepped on the field Saturday they refused to be intimidated. While the Crimson was constantly within scoring range, the aggressive play of fullback Sue LaVigne thwarted the mighty Crimson offense time after time...
...Considering our injuries and all the reshuffling we had to do, I was very pleased with the game's outcome and especially with the way we dominated the overtime periods," Scalise said yesterday. "Had we played that way all along I am sure the score would have been more lopsided...
...knows the extent of Straw's maneuvers, largely because other dealers, perhaps fearful of disclosing their losses, have not filed court actions. But what has emerged so far seems to point to a confidence game played in a market where thousands ride on a handshake and a reliable reputation. Says Robert Petersen of the Petersen Galleries: "I was told that Straw's father was famous and that Steven Straw knew all the important people. We looked on him as a key source...