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Harvard football coach John Yovicsin said yesterday that "this rule change offers us a striking new offensive weapon--the punt return. We hope to take advantage of it with boys such as Gatto, who have open-field running ability...
What strategy will his team use against Army? "The same one Yovicsin uses in football," Barnaby says. "We'll try to eliminate mistakes...
There was nothing radical in Yovicsin's comments, nor anything which lacked validity. The only question is whether or not he chose the right time to plug the athletic program's aspirations. His comments came before 500 people at the annual football banquet at the Harvard Club of Boston, and created a bit of public sensaiton -- not the kind of publicity which elicits funds, however...
...Yovicsin wanted to make an impact, and he wanted an opportunity when he would not seem to be making excuses for football losses. Having just completed Harvard's most successful football season in 46 years, Yovicsin saw his chance...
...Yovicsin may not have a politician's sense of timing, but at least he recognizes a deficiency in the University athletic program...