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...third period of Saturday's football game, Harvard marched 70 yards for a touchdown to cut Columbia's lead to a mere six points. Coach John Yovicsin, backed by thousands of Harvard fans who suddenly forgot all about the chilly 40-degree weather, began shouting, "C'mon, we can do it! Keep fighting...
After the game, Yovicsin pointed out a major difference between the two teams which was a significant factor in the destiny of the game: "Columbia didn't give us any outright gifts. They kept good possession of the ball, and never threw it away. They played a consistent game, and didn't even fumble once...
Indirectly, he was referring to Harvard's two fatal mistakes--the intercepted pitchout and a high pass from center on a fourth-down punt play in the second quarter--which set up Columbia's second and fourth touchdowns. Yovicsin was impatient and visibly irked over these plays; he couldn't pass them off as "that's the breaks," for they were identical to the two blatant errors in the Lehigh game which also led to touchdowns...
...excusing the team on hypothetical considerations is kidding oneself, and Yovicsin knows it. You couldn't help noticing it in his tone in the post-game press conference. Harvard has lost three of its four games, and after so many mistakes, it's time to quit making excuses...
...left, got a great block from Bill Grana, and sprinted to the Columbia 22 in a thrilling 66-yarder broken up by O'Connor. Hatch, who is usually one of Harvard's fastest men, ran out of gas. "If he had been in shape, he would have scored," Yovicsin said...