Word: lead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Jumping into the lead in the final minute of play on a basket by Hal Lubchansky, the Harvard Jayvee basketball team concluded a fairly successful season by handing a 43 to 41 defeat to the Yale Junior Varsity quintet in a closely contested game in New Haven Saturday night...
...Crimson and the Blue waged a nip-and-tuck battle throughout the entire 40 minutes of play, and neither team enjoyed a safe lead. Coach Johnny Wood's charges held a 20 to 19 edge at the end of the first half...
...life; also sad is the change forced on Bert Lahr, who has been transported from his usual garden of foolery to the role of Zaza's faithful partner. Even the erratic foibles of Helen Westley fail to inject a real sparkle into the picture. With a more personable male lead, and a plot just a bit more complicated than its two-sided triangle, "Zaza" might have provided real film relish...
...first half was the period in which McKellar chose to get hot, and it was largely due to his efforts that the Blue enjoyed an 18 to 16 lead at half-time. Al Stevens took over where he left off after the intermission, and the Harvard offensive efforts, confined mostly to Lutz, Legg, and Lupien, failed to keep pace with him in the final moments of the game...
Mike Rice and Ed Buckley paced the scoring efforts of the Crimson Freshmen. Buckley, who had been elected captain shortly before the game, filled the air with his long shots from all over the floor. Rice, high Crimson scorer, kept the Yardlings in the lead with his aggressive play and his many fast breaks...