Word: questioned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Some experts have guessed that the game may be decided not by the two teams' respective strengths, but by their weaknesses. That is, Emery & Co. may stop Dowling, but then it will be a question of whether the Harvard offense, relying primarily on the running of Ray Hornblower and Vic Gatto, can penetrate the Eli defense...
...neither won. "Yale has the old Yale spirit," say still others, who do not know that there is a Harvard spirit of less fame but no less power. Spirit counts, but who can say, "Here, is a true fighting spirit; there, is none?" In the end it is a question of faith, and we place ours in Harvard as Yale men place theirs in Yale...
...penalty. Before play resumed, the freshman coach Harry Jacunski asked Dowling why he had run and Brian responded, "I saw something in their defense I knew I could exploit." Faced now with fourth and 26, Brian ran again, for 35 yards. Mortified, the coach asked him the $64,000 question again. "Well, coach. I saw the same thing again," Brian answered...
...THAT we have established that Harvard has some great things to ruin, we must answer the question, Why ruin? In the existential phenomenological context of things (the only way we approach anything in the sporting world), destroying has some magnificent benefits that accomplishing cannot touch. First, destroying is final and absolute. Once all these Yale streaks and things are destroyed, they cannot happen again. Second, and most important, destroying is a wonderfully exhilarating thing to do--it is mischievous and healthy, It moves the spirit and the soul--it is direct, concrete and eternal...
...Gambling is a way of life in New Haven," explains a tavern tramp. "Not only has Yale won every game this season, but they are beating the odds continuously. The Yale football team is making a lot of New Haven residents rich. Winning is no longer the question. It is now "How many points can Dowling put on the board...