Word: jinxes
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Watson has racked up 25 goals, 48 points in two seasons in Cambridge. He tailed off to 9-13-22 last year, but hopes to bounce back from sophomore jinx. "Michael will hopefully regain his scoring touch from his freshman year...
Aside from more muscle up front, Harvard should score more goals. First of all, Cleary is looking for Burke and Watson to return to their freshman form, when they combined for 32 goals. Last season the pair unsuccessfully battled the sophomore jinx and tailed off to an output of 17 tallies between them...
Speaking of sophomore jinx, it may take an awful beating in Bright Center this season. Greg Olson (16 goals last year), Jim Turner (16 assists), Greg Britz, Rob Burns, and Dave Connors all have a year's experience to add to their accomplishments of last season. "The poise of the sophomores will be important," Cleary says...
...more factor: the tigers may have developed a mini-jinx over the Crimson. Two years ago, at Palmer Stadium, Harvard's Ralph Polillio fumbled on the Princeton 2-yd. line in the final seconds to let the Tigers escape with a 24-24 tie. And dlast year a Harvard fumble at the Princeton 26 with three minutes remaining granted the visitors a 9-7 victory in Cambridge. With rain predicted for this afternoon, Crimson ballcarriers cannot allow the ghost of fumbles past to haunt them...
...Carril's Harvard jinx held; his victory was his 24th out of 25 contests in his 13 years at the Princeton helm...