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There are few enough ideals in which today's college youth can have faith. By this time the meaningfulness of Sania Claus has waned, and Motherhood is better left unmentioned. But for Harvard football fans, there are always one certainty in an age of unbelief: Bill Grana would come through in the clutch...
Quarterback Mike Bassett had faith with the rest. Last Saturday when the Crimson charged to the Columbia 10-yard line late in the fourth quarter, Bassett called on number 34. On the first play Grana broke through to the 2, and then blasted to the 1. On third down he lunged over the toiling behemoths in the line, and for a second appeared to have scored...
...some miscreant in light blue took aim at the football and punched it loose from Grana's grasp. It bounded free in the end zone and another child of darkness scooped it up. Only Columbia's recklessness and center Brad Stephens' alertness saved Harvard from total humiliation in the last minute of play...
...Grana was not the only idol who emerged from Saturday's game slightly furnished. Usually dependable halfbacks Scott Harshbarger and Wally Grant each made a crucial fumble, and promising sophomore end Ken Boyda dropped two of Bassett's passes. And Bassett himself could not infuse the necessary drive and energy into the Crimson offense...
...Grana's unfortunate bobble stands out, because it epitomizes the Harvard team at mid-season. The Crimson is like a guy in love with a girl who has beauty, brains, and a monstrous boyfriend. Every time our hero goes to make a move, he thinks of his rival, turns to jelly, and slinks away unrequited. Grana's fumble was just such a failure. If the Harvard team ever manages to finish what it starts so bravely the varsity is quite capable of winning the day, its hulking adverserios notwithstanding...