Word: weres
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With no one on him, the high-scoring junior raced for the goal. The ball was lost in a massive pileup in front of the net and mystically reappeared in the loft corner of the goal. Both squads and the large crowd of spectators were dazed. The game for all...
The Harvard squad suffered many injuries during the game which might be attributed to the frigid drop in temperature early in the third quarter. Kydes, Wilmot, and junior Norrie Harrower were all hurt in the second half but the injuries turned out to be minor. "I have a muscular strain...
Still, the mid-field problems were never far from the surface during this streak. At one point Ford gave freshman Frank RiCapito a chance to earn a full-time job at center-half, but RiCapito's inexperience showed through as he had trouble reading the flow of the game.
So before you yawn with boredom at the exploits of the Crimson's 1979 soccer team, recognize them for what they were: a fine team. And if Harvard can land an English 18-and-under international next year whose application is purportedly lying in Byerly Hall, watch out.
Malcolm Cooper, three-time Eastern 50-yd. freestyle champion and Jamie Greacen, another of Harvard's spectacular diving team, were lost to graduation, but a host of talented freshmen arrived in September. The team seems ready to meet this year's challenges. Tune in tomorrow for details.