Word: mauling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other's heads, but their heads are the arena from which they will never escape. In Lone Star, a Viet Nam veteran named Roy (Patrick Tovatt) longs to escape from a changed Texas and preserve the past of his youthful high jinks. He loves to guzzle beer and maul his button-headed brother Ray (Leo Burmester), and worships his 1959 pink Thunderbird convertible. When that is totaled by Cletis (Peter Bartlett), the moment of maturity arrives. McLure's effervescent gift for black comedy makes both of these plays bubble with the champagne of laughter. - T.E. Kalem
During the first half of the C contest things followed much the same pattern--good defense, not much offense, no scoring. But early in the second half Brown took a 4-0 lead on a 25 yard run for a try off a maul...
...Crimson's continued domination of play paid off ten minutes later when Harvard scored its final try. Harvard won a loose maul sending the ball out to fly-half Hilton who dribbled the ball along the ground. Center Ned Childs scooped the ball up and passed it back to Hilton who scored despite being hit at the goal-line. Again, the Crimson missed the conversion when the kick went wide of the goal-post...
...Maul Students...
...that we Americans who pride ourselves on our civilization are still several steps removed from it. While the majority of teachers may be good, patient and dedicated, the profession does have its sadists, and it is appalling that they should be given legal carte blanche to maul their students...