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Nightmare Alley as adapted by Spain (Fantagraphics Books; 2003) William Lindsay Gresham's 1946 novel of the midway gets the noir treatment by underground comix veteran Spain. Graphic novels don't have many adaptations from other media (except for embarrassing movie tie-ins) but this creepy, sexy freak show is one of the best. Full Review
...Fitzpatrick made his first return to the field midway through the Dartmouth game on Nov. 1, the Crimson fell apart around him. Harvard suddenly seemed unable to find its previous momentum, dropping two in a row to the formerly cellar-dwelling Big Green and then Columbia...
Though he lettered all four years on the varsity squad at Bellarmine College Prep, Norman didn’t even move to the Golden State until midway through his freshman year...
...Midway through the first half, the Quakers—who had yet to generate much offense—went on the attack. The Crimson scrambled to stop Penn from scoring as the Quakers took shot after shot from inside the Harvard 18 on a bizarre string of plays. The commotion finally ended when the referee deemed that one slide tackle was just a little too hard, granting Penn a penalty kick...
Harvard wasn’t done graciously declining scoring chances quite yet. Midway through the fourth, the Crimson started on its own 19-yard line facing a 32-16 deficit. Seven plays later, Harvard found itself with a first-and-goal at the Penn six-yard line. Fitzpatrick—consumed with a burning desire to communicate an audible to his wideouts—never saw the shotgun snap which hit him in the hip. But Penn’s Kevin Junge did, and he recovered the fumble to end the Crimson threat...