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...paused, recalling the dynamics of tailback Gordie Lockbaum's option pass that sailed into tight end Randy Pedro's hands with less than four minutes left in a tight, tense Harvard-Holy Cross showdown here...
...weekend, both the Crimson and Bruins steamrolled over their opening-day opponents. Freshman John Marshall's four-goal effort gave Harvard a 15-6 victory over Yale, and Eric Bentley's fourth-period hat trick led the Crimson to a 9-3 triumph over UMass, setting up a championship showdown with Brown...
...nuclear missile, when all the rules abruptly changed and the leadership of men in combat suddenly became secondary to the decision on when to push buttons. What is needed now, says Keegan, is "an end to the ethic of heroism . . . for good and all." In a nuclear showdown, he concludes, a leadership can justify itself only "by its detachment, moderation and power of analysis." Keegan thinks the U.S. got that leadership from John Kennedy during its only real nuclear confrontation, the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. As for the next time...
Holy Cross carries an 8-0 record, the number-one position in Division I-AA and a reputation for unholy sportsmanship into today's Crimson-Crusader showdown in Worcester. The Cross likes to get opponents down and then make them eat mud. The Cross is not content to merely put you on the ropes. It wants to knock you out of the ring. And then spit...
...showdown in the Yale Bowl may prove to be a showdown for the Ivy League championship. Both Harvard and Yale currently have only one league loss...