Word: solidated
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Twins contract in his pocket, was called up to the parent club in 1967 after only three years of minor-league ball. Hitting over .300 by midseason, he was the only rookie picked to start on the American League All-Star team. He wound up the season with a solid .292 average and was a clearcut choice for Rookie-of-the-Year honors...
...when coach John Yovicsin was faced with the most urgent reconstruction task of his 11-year tenure, the Crimson surprised him by going undefeated and sharing the Ivy title with Yale. This year, there'll be no surprise. Harvard has all the ingredients of another championship team-powerful offense, solid defense, superb kicking game--and only injuries or failures to jell should keep the Crimson from the top again in Ivy football...
Linebacking has been superior for several years at Cambridge, and it will stay that way this fall. Farneti and Neal will play the two spots, and sophomore Frank Veteran should play a great deal, too. Frisbie joins Hurley to form a solid cornerback tandem, but at safety, the Crimson is hurting...
...sidelined for the season while he recuperates from a knee operation. The four other leading candidates--juniors Fred Mattucci, Dick Manny, and Walter Johnson, and sophomore Ron Suduiko--have but 32 minutes of varisty time among them, and unless backfield coach Loyal Park can make them into a solid unit, Harvard will have trouble where it has rarely experienced it before...
THEN THERE is Yale. The Elis historically run in extreme cycles. Last year they had it all--Dowling, Hill, and two solid lines. This year, it's all gone. Dowling and Hill, who kept the Bulldogs on top for two straight years, have graduated, and 25 of their classmates went with them. The Blue has two offensive starters returning, six on defense. They have not lost any of their last 17 games, but this year, it's only a matter of who gets to them first, and by the time Harvard meets them in the Bowl, the season will have...