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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even the Encyclopedia Americana recognizes the horror of it all. "The American Santa Claus is a corruption of the Dutch Sant Nikolaas," it says. In Europe, St. Nick-fraud though he may be-rides a white donkey or a grey horse, while in America he uses a bunch of reindeer and flies through the air. In Italy, the children wait for la Bafena, a female who must be at least partially liberated...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: The Santa Claus Myth-Why It Must Be Crushed | 12/7/1970 | See Source »

...Crimson scored two goals in the first two minutes of play and went on to demonstrate a crisp passing game that shredded the St. Nick defense. Only brilliant work by former Harvard All-Ivy goaltender Godfrey Wood '64 kept the score as close...

Author: By Bradford B. Kopp, | Title: Varsity Icemen Top St. Nicks; Three Lines Score in 8-2 Win | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

Harvard's first line managed only one goal, an unassisted score by captain Joe Cavanagh, but St. Nick kept Cavanagh double-covered and matched its best line against the Cavanagh-Steve Owen Dan DeMichele trio...

Author: By Bradford B. Kopp, | Title: Varsity Icemen Top St. Nicks; Three Lines Score in 8-2 Win | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

...Nick is a group of college alumni based in the New York City area. The club brought only three lines and two pairs of defense-men and was obviously out-manned by Harvard, which played four lines and three pairs. 1970 Harvard captain Chris Gurry turned in a strong defensive performance for St. Nick, while former Harvard captain Jack Garrity centered the second line...

Author: By Bradford B. Kopp, | Title: Varsity Icemen Top St. Nicks; Three Lines Score in 8-2 Win | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

Cavanagh, with Harvard a man down, beat Wood on a ten-foot slapshot, then Rosenberger collected his second goal. After St. Nick scored. Bobby Muse's screaming slapshot from the blue line went by the screened Wood. Havern finished the scoring on Paul's third assist of the night...

Author: By Bradford B. Kopp, | Title: Varsity Icemen Top St. Nicks; Three Lines Score in 8-2 Win | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

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