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...Anyway, Naso sent in the field goal union, including sophomore placekicker Richard Cory, to give it a shot. While the Lion cheerleaders (you had to be there) thought the attempt was good, everyone else clearly saw it float wide to the right. Sorry, girls...
...Harvard win, the Columbia offense stalled just two feet from six points. On third down the Harvard defensive line, with end Kevin McHugh leading the charge, rose up to crush Lion halfback Joe Cabrera for no gain. With fourth and one staring him down, Columbia head coach Bob Naso elected--the chagrin of both his players and their fans notwithstanding--to be certain of first blood with a safe 18-yd. field goal. Except that a Columbia field goal is about as safe as a late night walk through Spanish Harlem...
...established any sort of offensive drive. Taking the ball on their own 42 after a Harvard punt, the Lions worked short passes--their only real successes on the day--for gains to the Harvard 26. Faced with a fourth and two, and losing only 3-0 at this point, Naso went against his well-wishers' wishes once more, opting for another field goal...
...best laugh, however, was saved for last, when Lovric's 43-yd. attempt traveled approximately 23 yards forward and 15 yards to the left. The long and short of it is that Naso has no one for the long or the short...
With no time left and his team trailing by 23-6, Naso decided to bypass his Cory-Lovric team and try for a two-point conversion...