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Then, of course, here is the fact that history repeats itself. Remember, this is 1975 redux. Dartmouth comes to Cambridge and is beaten. An underdog Princeton team comes to Cambridge and upsets the home team, which is then so demoralized that it travels to Providence and destroys Brown. And while it won't be 45-26 today, it will again, like the past few years, be a big game...
...Underdog Holy Cross had stormed back to tie it after trailing, 14-0, early in the game, and appeared on the verge of winning in the closing minute. Reserve Crusdader quarterback Pete Colombo connected on a fourth-and-thirteen bomb to Chuck Mullen with 0:33 remaining, setting up a first-and-ten situation at the Dartmouth...
...UNDERDOG FILMS seem to be the rage these days, no doubt owing to the tremendous success of last year's Rocky. They do have an undeniable appeal. Everyone loves the little guy who overcomes tremendous odds to become a hero, right? If any more of these films are made, the theme will be beaten to a hasty death, which seems inevitable (and desirable) since Hollywood will only risk money on a proven formula; witness the endless sequels to witless movies that bring in the bucks. Benson will probably come up with Son of One on One next year and follow...
...purity and a fantasy in it that is right for our times." Adds Mankiewicz: "Whatever Jimmy Carter is asking us to be, Superman is already. What we are really giving people is the Christian message: that we should all be honest, love each other and be for the underdog...
...opponents are getting desperate," she says. "They began attacking me in June instead of waiting till August." Being the front runner does not displease her. "Look at it this way. I'm the underdog who happens to be ahead." And she smiles, not at all sweetly...