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...Brother Jasper, a late 19th-century Manhattan College athletic guru who gave his name to the school's sports teams, is credited with the invention of baseball's seventh-inning stretch...
Saturday night at Briggs Athletic Center, the Harvard men's basketball team decided to commemorate Brother Jasper's achievement with a mid-game break of its own. Leading 24-7 with eight minutes gone in the first half, the Crimson decided it was a nice time for a little rest...
Manhattan was led by junior transfer Bill Wheeler, who scored 33 of the quietest points in memory. Jasper center Pete Runge was awarded 23 points by the official scorer for winning the Billy Paultz play-alike contest. (For those who don't remember, Paultz is the former NBA player whose boorish and unimaginative play earned him the nickname "The Whopper...
...sophomore guard (who finished with a career-high 14 points) made a nifty steal and drove downcourt. Near the foul line, Jasper forward Antoine Owens made like a cornerback beaten on a fly pattern and tried to make a touchdown-saving tackle. Gielen was dragged to the floor, but not until he threw in the lay-up. A two-shot intentional foul was correctly called, and Gielen canned the freebies to cap an eight-point Harvard run which turned a 77-73 ballgame into an 85-73 Crimson cinch...
...about those unauthorized tributes to Brother Jasper...