Word: wet
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Before the game even began, the Crimson knew that it had a battle on its hands. The field- at the bottom of a hill- was not rolled before the game. Consequently, it was wet and muddy, cutting the Crimson's speed and passing ability...
Campus Fixture. Royal's Grapes of Wrath accent is no affectation. He grew up in Hollis, Okla. (pop. 3,006), on the edge of the state's dust bowl. He and his three brothers and one sister had to sleep with wet rags across their faces to filter the air they breathed. "We had a little place right on Highway 62," he recalls. "I used to stand in the front yard and watch the trucks go by, jammed with people heading for California...
Against Princeton, the slick, wet field affected Harvard's short passing game, and the first half ended without any scoring...
Princeton played well at the start of the second half, but missed several close in penalty kicks because of the wet field conditions. The Tigers scored on one, however, to make the scored...
...first period was reminiscent of the Crimson's early-season outings, Team cohesiveness was lacking, and passing was erratic, Both teams chased the ball over the wet field, rarely attacking effectively...