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...that's exactly the situation coach Joe Restic and the Harvard football team faced in Saturday afternoon's 24-10 loss to Dartmouth at the Stadium. Backs Jim Callinan and Jim Acheson each did stellar impersonations of the Harvard defensive secondary following three of the four interceptions thrown by Harvard quarterbacks...
Crimson coach Bill McCurdy did not try to excuse his team's less-than-stellar performance. Although the Dartmouth contest was the third meet within a week for the Crimson--coming hot on the heels of a victory over Cornell in Ithaca and a second place finish in the Greater Boston CJhampionships--McCurdy dismissed fatigue as a possible scapegoat. "Our team runs with a lot of emotion," he said, adding that the sight of the Dartmouth pack throughout the race may have been discouraging to his runners...
Outrushing the Big Green, 247-87, the Cross scored a touchdown in each quarter in Hanover. Mark Covington led the Crusaders with 98 yards and a touchdown on the ground. The return of stellar wide receiver Brian Kelley--who caught a TD pass-also boosted the Holy Cross cause. Dartmouth dropped to 1-2 overall...
...defense, which had proved less than stellar in previous clutch situations last season, refused to yield...
...fact, Gately was a stellar offensive player for six years before she came to Harvard and switched to defensive line...