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Rorke again looked to the air on the next series, converting a 10-yard pass to Anderson at the Harvard 49. The Big Green was attacking Harvard's principal weakness--its secondary. After two running plays went for six yards, Rorke fired to wideout Craig Morton at the 30, but...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Gridders Turn Green Black and Blue | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

Not that there has been only one Marcello to play. In his first eminence, as the cynical journalist in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita and the indecisive director in Fellini's 8 1/2, Mastroianni might have been typed as an existentialist heartthrob, a Valentino for the atomic age. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Cary Grant, Italian Style | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

The Harvard punt rush pressure, which up to this point had been ordinary, suddenly exploded. A group of players broke through the line, exploiting the weakness. Kris Thabit reached Lion kicker Al Pollard and intercepted the kick with his stomach. Teammate Mike Hirschland recovered the bouncing ball, and danced five...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Probing For That Key Weakness | 10/1/1987 | See Source »

Again the films were studied. Again a weakness, a potential weakness at least, was discovered, noted, and stored away.

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Probing For That Key Weakness | 10/1/1987 | See Source »

There is no guarantee, even no likelihood, of success. Even if they do find a weakness, the chances of exploiting it sucessfully are quite small. The chances of something like this clicking three weeks in a row are nearly nil.

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Probing For That Key Weakness | 10/1/1987 | See Source »

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