Word: st
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Irishmen, my high school French teacher used to tell me, are a lot like politicians--they're no good unless they're behind bars. Now, Brother Jacques had no great love for the Gaelic race (he was convinced St. Patrick's Day is a socialist scheme to subvert American youth), but he had a good point. If you're going to spend your life, or even the better part of a Saturday night, trying to keep your balance atop a barstool, there's nothing like a pugnosed barkeep with a brogue to keep you company. It may be hereditary...
While the final result was not encouraging, Harvard may have finally solved its two-week-old quarterback problem. After Larry Brown and Burke St. John had combined to give the Crimson only one score in the first half, coach Joe Restic went to a shotgun formation with Brian Buckley doing the throwing...
...St. John took over at the helm and the Crimson came within a hair of getting back into the game as the half ran out. After a Colgate penalty had kept the Harvard drive alive at midfield, St. John pitched to Coolidge on an apparent sweep, but the fullback lofted a floater that Curry ran under inside the Colgate five...
Just as Harvard failed to score in close after sacking UMass's punter last week, the Crimson could not come up with the one play it needed to polish off this drive. St. John was stopped for a loss trying the right side, then sacked for a 14-yard loss when he dropped back to pass. As the clock ticked off the final seconds, St. John passed to Curry on the sideline, but the speedster was brought down immediately. Harvard had come up empty again...
Radcliffe was constantly on the defensive, overcoming a 2-0 halftime deficit. And after Bowdoin regained the lead, freshwoman Sue St. Louis (two goals) skipped 30 yards through the center of the Bowdoin defense to even the score. Radcliffe basketball stand-out Ellen Hart played well in her soccer debut...