Word: harvard
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...Harvard's play in the first period showed that on a dry field it can beat anybody. The passing was accurate, and Harvard controlled the ball most of the period outmaneuvering and outrunning the dead-footed Bruins...
...Crimson slackened slightly during the second period, and lost control of the center of the field. But although the Bruins had several scoring opportunities, the defense tightened up and stifled any serious Brown threat. Harvard goalie Billy Meyers made a couple of excellent saves, and fullbacks Bob Grey. Bill Brock and Chris Wilmot kept stealing the ball from the Bruin forwards...
...Harvard dented the scoreboard again, early in the third period. Phil Kydes brought the ball down and set up Pete Bogovich for a possible goal. Bogovich drilled the ball towards the net. But though the Bruin goalie stopped it, he failed to hold on to the ball, and Bell put it in for the third Crimson tally...
Some of the credit for the dry field must go to the Harvard soccer managers who roiled a tarp over the goal areas Sunday night when it started to drizzle. Walt Tomford '70 and Jim Law '72 pushed the large tarp over the field, a job usually requiring ten men. "It was a hefty job, and I felt pretty good until this morning when my groin muscles really hurt," Tomford said...
...game against Hartwick this coming Saturday, the Crimson squad faces a team that will challenge them at all positions. "Cornell has played both Harvard and Hartwick," Coach Munro said after the game, "and I've talked to the Cornell coach, who told me that Hartwick is the better team. We'll have a battle on our hands...