Word: turf
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first half turned into a war of attrition as each team lost players in brutal scrum battles on a wet and icy turf. Only near the end of the half could fullback Gary Bond break the stalemate by making a winding run that resulted in Harvard's first four points...
...room for discussion. The only way to eliminate them is to eliminate contact sports altogether, hardly a viable option. Players who love to "hit" wouldn't stand for it, nor would the thousands of armchair quarterbacks who spend their spare weekend hours watching athletes parade up and down synthetic turf. All that can be hoped for in our sports-conscious society is that every possible precaution be taken to prevent serious injury...
...best part of it was that the triumph came on the Big Green's own turf before their maniacal followers...
Harvard faces a Big Green squad on its home turf today, but the minor advantage may not do the Dartmouth booters much good as they go against a bigger, more experienced Crimson squad...
...Crimson backs had difficulty maneuvering on the rain-soaked turf in the first half, so coach Paul McGuire opted for his aerial attack in the final 30 minutes...