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...when Harvard and Yale met for the 85th time, both teams entered the contest with matching 8-0 records. But the Bulldogs were the heavy favorites: they were ranked in the top 20 nationally (before the Division I subdivisions existed), were riding a 16-game winning streak, and boasted the vaunted combination of quarterback Brian Dowling and halfback Calvin Hill...
...tired to know that you can go up that hill, and you know what’s around that corner.”The team score of 218 put the Crimson in ninth, fourth among Ivy squads in the race. Providence broke a two-year winning streak by Boston College, taking first with just 73 points and three of the top six finishers, including winner Danette Doetzel. Stony Brook took the other team bid to nationals with 118 points despite not having a single runner in the top 10.For Harvard, the race marks the end of the season, but excitement...
...winless squads. Junior Andrew Pusar and sophomore Pat Magnarelli topped their previous bests in the first half alone, as Harvard jumped out to a commanding 47-24 lead by the break. The Crimson opened the game on a 12-2 run and also ripped off an 11-0 streak before intermission. “I was really pleased how we started the game this afternoon,” Amaker said. “We always talk about trying to deserve victory…We deserved it throughout today.” The Crimson handled the Demons by forcing turnovers, sharing...
...That streak, however, came to a rightful end when the University of Illinois retired the figure in February. Chief Illiniwek, portrayed by a student in buckskin clothes and face paint, is a racist symbol of older, less understanding times. At least seven Native American groups, local and national, have lobbied to eliminate him. The documentary “In Whose Honor?” traces one activist’s fight against Illinois’ “degrading depictions” of her fellow Native Americans...
...third quarter: I just head that DiMaggio has 74 yards on the day. He broke the streak! (Someone let me know if I should stop with this joke...