Feature Harvard Varsity Club Story: Bill Reid ‘01 NEWS & VIEWS of Harvard Sports Page 7 Vol. 46, No. 2 October 17, 2003 Brown, Northeastern and Cornell Victims of Powerful Crimson Attack

by Chuck Sullivan Tim Morse Photo Director of Athletic Communications -area fans of Harvard Football was the could be forgiven if they didn’t make the 720- amount of mile round-trip to Ithaca, N.Y., this past Sat- adversity the urday. Crimson had Coming off two impressive home wins to overcome against a strong Brown team and a nation- to achieve it. ally ranked Northeastern squad (10th), the A rash of in- Cornell game didn’t exactly invoke main- juries had event status (for Crimson fans, that tag is in caused the reserve until the last two weeks in Novem- coaching ber). Harvard – ranked 23rd nationally and staff to 3-0 – was taking on a squad that was 1-2 and reconfigure looking for its first Ivy win. parts of the Then you throw in a Martinez-Clemens depth chart matchup in the American League Champi- and force onship Series that same day, and suddenly, many of the tuning into the radio broadcast of Crimson players – TOUCHDOWN! Ryan Tyler ‘06 dives into the endzone during the Crimson’s Football doesn’t sound like a bad way to particularly 52-14 rout of Ivy rival Brown. spend a Saturday. on offense – to play out of position. Let’s just output of the season in terms of points and We will tell you, however, that the Crim- say that the left offensive tackle position for total yards. But the win was satisfying in that son faithful who made the journey left Harvard right now is about as enviable a every time the Big Red threatened to take Ithaca, much like they left spot as the the drummer of Spinal Tap fol- momentum, Harvard had an answer. the previous two weeks, inherently satis- lowing significant injuries to the top four “Our defense was opportunistic and fied with the 27-0 result. And there might men on the depth chart. came up with some big stops,” said Murphy, not be a better gauge of exactly how well That said, Harvard fans who saw the Continued on Page 4 things went for Harvard than the image of Cornell game would be quick to agree head coach Tim Murphy, individually con- on the following: The game was gratulating every one of his players and much closer than the score indicated coaches as they entered the locker room. and Harvard was able to win by four This, indeed, was a milestone victory for touchdowns without playing its ‘A’ Harvard. No Crimson team in history had game. dealt a shutout on Cornell’s Schoellkopf No, this was no easy victory for Field. In fact, it was Harvard’s first shutout the Crimson, which managed just of Cornell in Ithaca in 110 years. five first downs in the final three Harvard Stadium Almost as rewarding as the end result quarters and was held to its lowest Centennial Dinner Fall Sports Action Heats Up Saturday, October 25, 2003 By Matt McCollester 6:00 p.m. Reception Athletic Communicatons Intern Lingman (Irvine, CA) and junior Men’s Tennis Jonathan Chu (New York, NY) se- 7:00 p.m. Dinner Harvard captured its second consecu- cured the double point with a 8-6 $150 per person tive ECAC Championship by defeating Penn win. Chu clinched the Champion- State, 4-0. The Crimson only dropped two ships at #2 singles winning, 6-0, 6-4. For reservations call (617) 495-3535. sets in singles and only one doubles match The victory secured the Crimson a in the tournament. Senior co-captain Dave spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the University of Jack Li ‘07 Photo Washington in February. Women’s Soccer Men’s Soccer The Crimson (4-3-4, 1-0-1 Ivy) started The Crimson (4-3-3, 0-1-1 Ivy) traveled its slate with a 2-1 upset win over to North Carolina and stunned head coach Penn. Junior Alisha Moran (Milton, MA) John Kerr’s alma mater, Duke, 3-2. Sopho- and senior Alisa Sato (Milani, HI) each more Brian Charnock (Old Hickory, TN) scored a goal and added an assist in the vic- notched a goal and an assist in the victory. tory. Moran continued her hot play as she Harvard dropped a tough match at No. 8 notched the lone Crimson goal in a 1-1 draw UNC, 1-0. Charnock was awarded Ivy with crosstown rival Boston University. League Player of the Week as he recorded Sophomore keeper Katie Shields (Dana career-high seven points in the week. Matt Point, CA) posted four saves as she shut out Hoff (St. Louis, MO) earned Rookie of the Yale in a 0-0 tie. Senior Katie Westfall Week honors as he tallied two goals and an (Johnsburg, IL) had a goal and an assist in assist for the week. The Crimson then trav- less than seven minutes as Harvard defeated eled to Yale where it was held to a 1-0 de- New Hampshire, 3-1. Sophomore Rebecca feat. Hoff scored the game-wining goal in Mildrew (San Juan Capistrano, CA) re- the Crimson’s 1-0 defeat of visiting Central corded her first collegiate goal and Moran Connecticut State and scored the tying goal notched her team-high sixth goal. Harvard The men’s tennis team celebrate their second against Ivy League foe Cornell, in a 1-1tie. ECAC title in two years. Continued on Page 2 Fall Sports, continued from page 1 continued its strong play in the League as Westfall notched her sec- sists and freshman Katie Turley-Molony (San Jose, CA) notched a ond goal in as many games for the 1-1 tie at Cornell. new best 15 kills. The Crimson co-captains, Bendush and Pospisil, Field Hockey were named to the Crimson Classic All-Tournament team. Harvard Harvard (8-3, 3-0 Ivy) traveled to Storrs, CT, and upset No. 11 fell to host New Hampshire, 3-1. Schweitzer added a double-double Connecticut, 3-2. Senior Kate McDavitt with 11 kills and 10 digs in the loss. (Walpole, MA) scored the game-win- The Crimson swept the season se- ning goal as the Crimson defeated ries from Ivy foe Dartmouth with a UConn for the first time since 1991. 3-1 defeat in Hanover. Ogbechie, Sophomore Beth Sackovich (Hockessin, last year’s Ivy League player of the DE) scored the first goal of the game and year, notched a season-high 21 kills less than three minutes later, classmate and had four solo blocks in just her Jen McDavitt (Walpole, MA) scored to second match of the season. give Harvard a 2-0 lead at the half. Jun- Schweitzer continued her solid play ior Shelley Maasdorp (Harare, Zimba- with 16 kills and 17 digs while bwe) scored the only goal in the freshman Sarah Cebron (La Jolla, Crimson’s 1-0 victory over visiting CA) added 12 digs. Ogbechie Brown. Harvard picked up its sixth win earned Ivy player-of-the-week hon- of the season with an easy 6-1 defeat ors and Cebron garnered rookie-of- over visiting New Hampshire. the-week accolades. Harvard con- Maasdorp continued her solid play as tinued its run through the Ivy she tallied two goals and an assist and League with an easy victory over senior Mina Pell (Washington, DC) re- Columbia, 3-0. Schweitzer notched corded a goal and a pair of helpers. Se- her seventh double-double of the nior Liz Andrews (Houston, TX) and year with 17 kills and 10 digs. The junior Tiffany Egnaczyk (Woodbridge, Crimson fell to Cornell, 3-1 in an CT) each added a goal in the victory. The early battle for first-place in the Ivy Crimson extended its winning streak to League. Schweitzer added 16 kills four games with a convincing 7-0 defeat while Ogbechie notched 15 kills in of Providence. Five different Crimson the loss. players scored goals, including two each Men’s Water Polo from Jen McDavitt and senior Elizabeth Harvard (1-10) placed ninth at Andrews (Houston, MA). Senior de- Kate McDavitt ‘03 scored the game-winner against UConn. the ECAC Championship held at fender Jen Ahn (Cockeysville, MD) and freshman Gretchen Fuller Brown. Harvard fell to St Francis, 11-5 and Brown, 15-6, before drop- (Shaker Heights, OH) each recorded her first collegiate goal. The ping a 12-8 decision to Iona. Junior captain Rick Offsay (Encino, Crimson ran into a hot team as it fell to No. 12 Northeastern, 2-1. CA) tallied five goals over the weekend, including three against Iona. Harvard jumped out to the early lead as Maasdorp scored off as- Freshman Michael Garcia (Annapolis, MD) tallied team-high six sists from Ahn and Pell, but could not hold off the rally from the goals over the weekend and junior Mike Gerrity (Poway, CA) added Huskies. Harvard, ranked sixteenth in the country, remained un- three goals. defeated in League play with a 6-0 defeat of Cornell. Crimson keep- Women’s Cross Country ers Katie Zacarian (Amherst, MA) and Aliaa Remtillia (Vancouver, Harvard placed ninth at the Iona Meet of Champions. Senior BC) teamed together for the shutout. Kate McDavitt notched two Beverly Whelan (Toronto, ONT) finishing in 24th place with a time more goals and Maasdorp added a goal and two assists in the vic- of 22:54.7. The Crimson placed third in the 27th annual Harvard- tory. Yale-Princeton race at Franklin Park. Senior Mairead O’Callaghan Women’s Volleyball (County Limerick, IRE/St. Mary’s) was the top finisher for the Crim- Harvard (4-10, 3-1 Ivy) opened the Crimson Classic with a win son as she placed eighth in a time of 17:49. Harvard finished 16th at against Ivy League foe Dartmouth, 3-1. Junior outside hitter Kaego the New England Collegiate Championships, also at Franklin Park, Ogbechie (Diamond Bar, CA) returned to the Crimson lineup with behind a strong ninth-place effort by Whelan, who finished in 18:09. force as she notched 15 kills. Senior Nathalie Miller (Berkeley, CA) Men’s Cross Country and junior Nilly Schweitzer (Woodside, CA) each recorded double- The Crimson finished 14th at the Iona Meet of Champions. doubles in the victory. The Crimson dropped game two of the Clas- Freshman Sean Barrett (San Diego, CA) was the top Harvard run- sic to Long Island, 3-0. Senior co-captain Mariah Pospisil (Los Al- ner, finishing in 38th place with a time of 26:32.2. The Crimson fell tos, CA) led the attack with team-high 12 kills. In the final match of to Yale in the Big Two Championships at Franklin Park, by a single the Classic, Harvard fell to Northeastern, 3-2 in a night of career- point for the second straight season. Crimson junior Alasdair highs. Senior co-captain Allison Bendush (Monarch Beach, CA) McLean-Foreman (Bath, England) won the race with a time of 24:24. posted career-high 28 digs in the loss. Schweitzer also notched a Harvard was 14th at the New England Collegiate Championships career-high with 23 kills and Pospisil set a new mark with 18 kills. with the top four Crimson runners placing among the top 100 in the Setter Kim Gould (Menlo Park, CA) added a career mark of 69 as- 317-man field. Barrett finished 32nd overall in 25:26 to lead the Crim- son. Women’s Tennis Junior Courtney Bergman (Boca Raton, FL), ranked 25th in the country fell in the finals of the Leary Invitational. Junior Alexis Martire (Marlboro, NJ) took home the consolation singles draw. Harvard’s top four returnees, Bergman, Martire, Susanna Lingman (Irvine, CA) and Eva Wang (Haverford, PA), will play in the Riviera All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, CA. Women’s Golf The Crimson placed eighth at the Yale Invitational in a talented field of 13. Juniors Jeen-Joo Kang (Vestal, NY) and Meredith Chiampa (Winter Park, FL) continued their solid play and led the way both days while turning in rounds of 82-80 and 81-83. Men’s Golf Harvard finished ninth at the ECAC Championships held at Seven Oaks Golf Course in Hamilton, NY. The Crimson finished with a team score of 313. Junior Chris Wu (Upland, CA) and senior Andrew Klein (Bloomfield Hills, MI) each shot 77. Sailing Harvard won the Ivy League championship behind a strong effort from sophomores Sloan Devlin (Mystic, CT) and Mallory Greimann, (Wellesley, MA) who placed third in the individual stand- ings. Seniors Jennie Philbrick (Nantucket, MA) and Emily Nielson (South Burlington, VT) teamed to place sixth in the individual stand- ings and lift the Crimson to the team title. The Crimson also fared Kaego Ogbechie ‘05 threading a needle on one of her 15 kills well at the 47th White Trophy Regatta off of Winthrop, MA, as against Dartmouth. Vincent Porter (Fontana, WI) and John Mulcahy captured first place. 2 Crimson Commentary

Edited by Michele DeAngelis Paul McNeeley Photo Publications Coordinator Harvard juniors Susanna Lingman and Courtney Bergman Three Harvard women were among the teamed respectively with Anna 21 ice hockey players chosen to the roster of Kournikova and Chanda Rubin in a the 2003 United States Women’s Select Team, fast-paced doubles match as part of which will compete in the Four Nations Cup ALL-STAR SMASH HITS, a World Nov. 5-9 in Skövde, Sweden. Jamie TeamTennis exhibition hosted by Hagerman ‘03 will join current Harvard Elton John and Billie Jean King to players Angela Ruggiero ‘04 and Julie Chu raise money for the Elton John Aids ‘06 on the Team USA roster. The Four Na- Foundation. The match, played be- tions Cup is a round-robin tournament fea- fore several thousand spectators in turing the United States, Finland, Sweden the Fleet Center, came down to a and Canada. tiebreaker which Bergman and **** Rubin pulled out 5-1. George Jackson Academy, a new inde- **** pendent school in New York, has been Longtime Varsity Club member named in honor of the late George Jackson and Harvard fan, Charlie Devens ‘80. Jackson, a major H winner for football ‘32, passed away in August. in his senior year at Harvard, grew up in Devens was a star pitcher for the Harlem where he faced many obstacles be- Crimson baseball team and upon fore reaching Cambridge. This school is de- pitching two no-hitters against Yale, signed to specifically offer an enriching edu- he attracted the attention of major Anna Kournikova talks strategy with Susanna Lingman cational opportunity to academically tal- league scouts. He would go on to ‘05 at the ALL-STAR SMASH HITS, a World Team ented, lower-income males of color. play three seasons with the New Tennis exhibition held at the Fleet Center on Sept. 25. Jackson, before his death in February York Yankees and was the last liv- 2000, always remained committed to the idea ing Yankee from Babe Ruth’s final champi- **** that something needed to be done to reverse onship season in 1932. Devens later became Former basketball player Anna Collins the trends among young men of color who a leading businessman in Boston. ’86 was featured in the September-October are increasingly placed at risk. He was in- According to his obituary, Devens left issue of . Anna is featured strumental in the opening of the sister school baseball when his wife-to-be’s father told for her work in creating Chicks Play Hard, a De La Salle Academy in 1984, and dreamed him that he didn’t want a baseball player community service program aimed at of opening another private educational fa- for a son-in-law. With baseball behind him, mentoring young girls, aged nine to 12, cul- cility for underprivileged youth. Upon his he began a job as a teller and eventually minating in a single-day event. As Anna tells untimely death at the age of 42 his friends worked himself up to Vice President of State the Magazine, “I created Chicks Play Hard pledged to see his vision through. Now, be- Street Trust Co. He left to become president because it is a self-expression of who I am cause of these efforts and Jackson’s vision, of Incorporated Investors in 1954. and the things I care about: athletics, art many young men of color will have the His marriage lasted for more than 60 forms, music. The project aims to encourage chance for new opportunities to learn. years until his wife’s death. He remarried in girls to be risk-takers, to view themselves as **** 1999. He will be sorely missed by his fam- multitalented in all of their gifts, and to be Recent graduate and last year’s John P. ily and the Harvard community. creative, strong and competitive.” Reardon award winner David Germakian **** ‘03 sent the Varsity Club a thank you note Harvard also said goodbye to former HARVARD VARSITY CLUB from his station in Cali- Dean of Students Archie Epps, III. A lover News & Views of Harvard Sports fornia. Former wrestler of music, afternoon tea, and all things En- Editor-In-Chief: Michele DeAngelis Germakian is currently glish, Epps, who served as dean of students Editorial Assistants: Bob Glatz ’88 stationed on the USS from 1971 to 1999, had been a fixture at Paul McNeeley Prebble in San Diego. Harvard, easily spotted as he strolled the Editorial Board: David Mittell ’39, Chairman He thanked James J. quadrangles in a three-piece suit and char- Charley Egan ’54 Kate Martin ’83 Fuld ‘37, the Varsity acteristic silk bow tie. Geoffrey Movius ’62 Club Board and Advi- Born May 19, 1937, Epps grew up in John Powers ’71 sory Committee for David Germakian Lake Charles, LA, the son of a football player Arnold Rosoff ’39 honoring him with the of some fame in the bayou country. He Printer: Charles Guillette, Reardon Award and Fuld Medal, which is graduated from Talladega College in Ala- Colonial Lithograph given to the outstanding male and female bama and first came to Harvard for a bach- Harvard Varsity Club scholar-athletes in the senior class. Radcliffe elor of theology degree from its divinity Murr Center rower Sarah Psutka ‘03 was also presented school. He also earned a certificate in edu- 65 N. Harvard St. with a Fuld Medal. Psutka and the HRFWA cational management from the Harvard Boston, MA 02163 award at last year’s Senior Letterwinners’ Business School and the Graduate School of Phone: (617) 495-3535, Fax: (617) 496-8296 Dinner. Education. He also served on the Varsity Email: [email protected] **** Club Executive Board for many years. web site: www.varsityclub.harvard.edu Tim Morse Photo Bob Glatz Photo

L-R: Caspar Weinberger,Jr.’68, Dwight Miller, Robert Gulick ’59, Friends, family and members of the Athletic Department (past and Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise, Jack Reardon’60, Pat present) were on hand at a dinner held in honor of Carole Henry, and Renny Little ’55. Weinberger presented the Athletic Kleinfelder, former head women’s lacrosse coach who retired after 24 Department with a picture of JFK attending the Harvard-Columbia years with Harvard. The dinner was held October 4 in the Lee game in 1963. Family Hall of History. 3 Football, Continued from Page 1 who has taken Harvard to its second 4-0 start drive on its next possession, advancing as up its offensive sleeve as the Crimson effec- in the last three seasons. “We made plays far as the Harvard 29 with a chance to close tively put the game out of reach when on both sides when we had to. A 27-0 score to within a touchdown. Harvard’s defense Fitzpatrick hit freshman Corey Mazza looks like a blowout, but this was a close had other ideas, however, as senior defen- (Thousand Oaks, CA) for a 64-yard score late game that was decided by big plays.” sive end Brian Garcia stripped the ball from in the third quarter. The big plays were on offense early in scrambling Big Red quarterback Mick The final numbers, although not as the game as the Crimson put 13 points on Razzano, and Matt McBurney (Alexander gaudy as they had been in the first three the board in its first three drives. The City, AL) returned the fumble 34 yards to games, were still solid. Harvard gained 375 Crimson’s second possession found paydirt the Cornell 44-yard line. yards of offense, churned out 210 yards on as sophomore running back Ryan Tyler Junior wide receiver Brian Edwards the ground, and averaged nearly six yards (Encinitas, CA) scored from five yards out. (Los Gatos, CA) gained 18 yards on a reverse per play. Harvard threatened to make it a two- to start the ensuing Harvard drive, and “Offensively, we did what we had to touchdown game on the second play of its Fitzpatrick connected with Edwards for two do,” said Murphy. “We struggled a bit in the third drive as junior quarterback Ryan passes on the drive, including a five-yard second quarter, and things got difficult in Fitzpatrick (Gilbert, AZ) executed a flawless strike to Edwards in the back of the end zone. the second half, but overall, our guys play-action fake to the tailback before roll- The PAT gave Harvard a 20-0 lead. stepped up, and our offensive line – with so ing out on a keeper that went for an appar- The defense took over from there, twice many guys playing new positions – under ent 73-yard touchdown. The points were stopping the Big Red on fourth downs in the the circumstances, played well.” taken off the board and the run reduced to second quarter, including a huge stand deep The win against Cornell left Harvard at 38 yards on an illegal block penalty, but that in Crimson territory late in the period. 4-0 to start the season and followed impres- merely set the stage for a second highlight- Cornell had two downs to gain less than a sive home victories against Brown and film scramble from Fitzpatrick with from the Harvard 5-yard line, but Northeastern. on the Cornell 10-yard line. Fitzpatrick McBurney stuffed the fullback on a dive up The Brown game saw Fitzpatrick throw dropped back to pass, couldn’t find an open the middle before Benny Butler (Louisville, four touchdown passes and run for two receiver, eluded the Big Red pass rush and KY) and Chris Raftery (Bellevue, WA) more, amassing 410 yards of total offense in darted between the Cornell defenders on the stopped the Cornell tailback for no gain on a 52-14 victory. The 28-20 decision against short field before finding the end zone. fourth down with 21 seconds left in the half. Northeastern featured an early defensive Cornell put together a good-looking Harvard did have one last big play left touchdown on Chris Raftery’s interception return before Fitzpatrick and Edwards con- Harvard vs. Brown Harvard vs. Northeastern nected for a pair of touchdown passes that Score by Periods Score by Periods helped the Crimson jump out to a 28-6 lead 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final against the Huskies. Brown 7 0 7 0 14 Northeastern 3 0 3 14 20 Harvard 7 21 17 7 52 Harvard 14 7 7 0 28 Harvard vs. Cornell First Quarter First Quarter Score by Periods H- Raftery, Chris 23 yd. interception return H- Fitzpatrick, Ryan 3 yd. run (Kingston, 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final (Kingston, Adam kick) Adam kick) Harvard 13 7 7 0 27 B- Hartigan, Nick 14 yd. pass from Slager, N- Kesic, Miro 44 yd. field goal Cornell 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle (Christian, Paul kick) H- Fitzpatrick 6 yd. run (Kingston kick) Second Quarter Second Quarter First Quarter H- Edwards, Brian 42 yd. pass from H- Edwards, Brian 16 yd. pass from H - Tyler, Ryan 5 yd. run (Kingston, Adam Fitzpatrick, Ryan (Kingston kick) Fitzpatrick (Kingston kick) kick) H- Fitzpatrick 1 yd. run (Kingston kick) Third Quarter H - Fitzpatrick, Ryan 10 yd. run (Kingston H- Mazza, Corey 10 yd. pass from N- Kesic 42 yd. field goal kick) Fitzpatrick (Kingston kick) H- Edwards 34 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick Second Quarter Third Quarter (Kingston kick) H- Edwards, Brian 5 yd. pass from H- Fitzpatrick 9 yd. run (Kingston kick) Fourth Quarter Fitzpatrick (Kingston kick) B- Christ, Nick 13 yd. pass from Slager N- Gale, Tim 1 yd. run (Kesic kick) Third Quarter (Christian kick) N- Mitchell, Quintin 23 yd. pass from Brady, H- Mazza, Corey 64 yd. pass from H- Tyler, Ryan 20 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick Shawn (Kesic kick) Fitzpatrick (Kingston kick) (Kingston kick) H- Kingston 31 yd. field goal Team Statistics Team Statistics Fourth Quarter NU Harvard Harvard Cornell H- Harvey, James 22 yd. pass from First downs 20 17 First downs 17 18 Fitzpatrick (Kingston kick) Rushing Yards 91 165 Rushing Yards 210 176 Passing yards 241 244 Passing yards 165 176 Team Statistics Comp-Att-Int 19-47-2 13-22-1 Comp-Att-Int 12-20-1 20-47-2 Brown Harvard Punts-return yards 6-73 2-27 Punts-return yards 2-21 6-72 First downs 19 28 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 0 1-1 Rushing yards 134 185 Penalties-Yards 4-45 7-47 Penalties-Yards 7-56 3-18 Passing yards 201 361 Third down conv. 6/21 6/15 Third down conv. 6/15 7/21 Comp-Att-Int 21-35-3 20-35-1 Possession time 30:30 29:30 Possession time 29:00 31:00 Punts-return yards 4-153 2-74 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Penalties-Yards 5-50 7-49 Passing Comp. Att Yds. TD Long Passing Comp. Att Yds. TD Long Third down conv. 3/14 10/16 Fitzpatrick (H) 13 22 244 2 51 Fitzpatrick (H) 12 17 165 2 64 Possession time 28:51 31:09 Brady (N) 19 47 241 1 36 Razzano (C) 20 44 176 0 28 Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Schires (H) 0 3 0 0 0 Individual Leaders Edwards (H) 7 180 2 51 Busch (C) 0 3 0 0 0 Passing Comp. Att Yds. TD Long Mitchell (N) 7 119 1 36 Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Fitzpatrick (H) 20 35 361 4 50 Parks (N) 6 62 0 18 Hill (C) 7 69 0 28 Slager (B) 18 29 194 2 29 Gale (N) 4 21 0 14 Yanz (C) 4 52 0 28 Marietti (B) 2 4 11 0 12 Harvey (H) 3 16 0 6 Mazza (H) 2 81 1 64 Receiving No. Yds. TD Long Rushing No. Yds. TD Avg. Kellner (C) 3 24 0 9 Mazza (H) 4 81 1 45 Fitzpatrick (H) 22 93 2 4.2 Edwards (H) 7 60 1 17 Tyler (H) 4 69 1 20 Gale (N) 14 46 1 3.3 Tyler (H) 2 25 0 19 Schreck (B) 5 68 0 20 Brady (N) 17 42 0 2.5 Rushing No. Yds. TD Avg. Hill (B) 4 39 0 20 Tyler (H) 9 26 0 2.9 Fitzpatrick (H) 14 92 1 5.9 Rushing No. Yds. TD Avg. Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Dawson (H) 17 71 0 4.1 Hartignan (B) 15 127 0 8.5 Kingston (H) 6 219 36.5 49 Hardaway (C) 19 57 0 2.4 Carrington (H) 22 85 0 3.7 Tyler (N) 5 187 37.4 39 Razzano (C) 9 38 0 2.1 Fitzpatrick (H) 12 56 2 4.1 Def. leaders TK Asst. Total Int. Sacks Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long Ezekiel (N) 5 5 10 1 .5/1 Kingston (H) 7 278 39.7 53 Goobic (B) 4 153 38.2 44 Queen (H) 6 3 9 0 0 Baumgartel (C) 6 268 44.7 61 Kingston (H) 2 74 37.0 40 Butler (H) 5 4 9 1 0 Def. leaders TK Asst. Total Int. Sacks Def. leaders TK Asst. Total Int. Sacks Williams (N) 4 5 9 0 .5/1 Butler (H) 6 3 9 0 0 Gallagher (B) 8 7 15 0 0 Hall (N) 2 7 9 0 0 Lempa (C) 6 1 7 0 0 Young (B) 4 6 10 0 0 Cameron (N) 5 3 8 0 1/13 Balestracci (H) 5 2 7 0 0 Balestracci (H) 3 6 9 0 1.5/10 Everett (H) 4 3 7 0 1/5 Everett (H) 4 2.5 6.5 0 1.5/12 Curran (B) 5 3 8 0 0 Raftery (H) 3 3 6 0 0 Morrissey (C) 5 1 6 0 0 Sonkur (H) 5 2 7 0 0 Garcia (H) 5 0 5 0 1/2 Dzakuma (H) 4 1.5 5.5 0 0 Ching (B) 5 2 7 0 0 Abosi (N) 4 1 5 0 0 Potts (C) 3 2.5 5.5 0 0 Epperson (B) 3 4 7 0 0 Balestracci (H) 3 2 5 0 1/6 Garcia (H) 4 0 4 0 0 Butler (H) 3 3 6 1/6 0 Payne (H) 2 3 5 0 1/8 Queeno (H) 3 1 4 0 0 Berrier (H) 1 5 6 0 .5/2 Dzakuma (H) 4 0 4 0 0 Rooney (C) 3 1 4 0 .5/3 Gasparella (B) 5 0 5 0 0 Nolen (N) 3 1 4 0 0 McBurney (H) 3 0 3 0 0 Raftery (H) 4 0 4 1/23 0 Collins (C) 2 1 3 0 0 4 Katie Westfall ‘04 Forced to Put Post Harvard Plans on Hold by Jonathan P. Hay similar path. Originally printed in The Crimson on September 25, 2003 “There’s no purpose, really,” she said. “The highest level [of competition] would have been in the U.S.” The casual sports fan likely shrugged off the recent news that The WUSA suspended operations on Sept. 15, citing insuffi- the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) has decided to sus- cient revenue to play a fourth year. Attendance had declined 17.9% pend operations. since the league’s inaugural season, falling from an average of 8,116 To him, the decision was prob- in 2001 to just 6,667 fans per game this year. To Westfall, the struggle ably just another reminder of how to draw crowds to games reflects women’s soccer’s prolonged battle difficult it is to sustain a professional to establish itself in the United States. sports league. The WUSA failed, just “I couldn’t imagine my mom going to games,” said Westfall. as the North American Soccer League, “But fifteen years from now, when our generation becomes parents? the United States Football League and Maybe it will sustain a bit better.” the American Basketball League had “I think [the failure of the WUSA] is certainly a setback for done before it. But for at least one women’s soccer and for women’s sports in general,” co-captain Katie Harvard soccer player, it meant much Hodel wrote in an e-mail. “I know growing up I would’ve loved to more. have had professional women players as role models and I think Given the opportunity, senior the league provided that for a lot of young girls.” midfielder Katie Westfall had in- Still, all hope is not lost. The day after the WUSA folded, the tended to continue her illustrious soc- Boston Globe quoted Chairman of the WUSA Board of Governors cer career in the WUSA next year. John Hendricks as saying, “There is a glimmer of hope that during Now she must face the daunting notion that the current season will the next few months the phones will ring. It might be a communica- likely be her last. tions company, a sports apparel company, a beverage company who Thinking ahead to graduation, Westfall noted that a few of last might respond, and they might say, ‘Keep this alive. Is there a way year’s seniors have already come back and warned the current crop to resurrect it?’” about how much they are going to miss soccer. But for now, seniors like Westfall must prepare themselves for “They told us to take advantage of it,” Westfall said. “I think the impending reality of life without soccer. it’s going to be one of those things that we won’t appreciate as much Westfall, a history concentrator, is planning to take the LSAT in until it’s gone.” December and start her sports law career a bit earlier than expected. Westfall has been playing soccer since she was eight years old. But she intends to keep competition as part of her life, even without Growing up with five brothers in Johnsburg, IL—an area with few soccer. other talented female soccer players—she honed her skills playing For the moment, though, Westfall is simply trying to make the on men’s teams and in leagues with women much older than her. most of her last season at Harvard and bring home an Ivy League When it came time for her to choose a college, Westfall initially championship with a team that she considers the best Harvard has planned to follow a family tradition and attend Notre Dame, but fielded in her four years here. she visited Harvard with a friend and became enamored with it. “I “With every minute that goes by, it’s the last time we do some- knew that if I got into here, this is where I wanted to go,” she said. thing,” she said. “It’s our last year.” Westfall quickly made her mark for the Crimson, racking up Even most casual sports fans would agree, that’s a shame. six goals and six assists as a freshman on her way to the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award. She also was named First-Team All-Ivy, which has become somewhat of a tradition for Westfall—she’s been WESTFALL FILE named First-Team in each of her three seasons at Harvard. STATS As a sophomore, Westfall was also a Third-Team All-American GP G A P and First-Team All-Northeast selection. She was named Third-Team 2000 176618 All-Northeast last year. Westfall did not initially consider playing in the WUSA, but 2001 172711 she found herself checking the league website and watching the 2002 165919 Boston Breakers more often as her career progressed. “I was attracted to the lifestyle of it,” she said. “I decided it was HONORS something I wanted to focus on.” 2002 - Third-Team Northeast Region All-America, Westfall hoped to be drafted into the WUSA or, barring that, go to an open tryout. Her plan was to play for three or four years and First-Team All-Ivy then pursue a career in sports law, provided that the WUSA did not ultimately prove to be a springboard to the U.S. National Team—an 2001 - Third Team All-American, First Team All- occurrence that she did not expect but optimistically did not want Northeast, First Team All-Ivy selection to rule out. Now, the only way that Westfall can play professional soccer 2000 - Ivy League Rookie of the Year, First Team All- next year is by traveling overseas. She has friends playing in leagues in Germany, France and Ireland, but she has little desire to pursue a CRIMSON PHOTO GALLERY Paul McNeeley Photo Paul McNeeley Photo

Friends of Baseball co-chair Phil Haughey ’57, Emily Marcucci ’99, Angie Francisco ‘01, Jim Moynihan ‘55, Skip Vigliarolo and Leo Mike Marcucci ’98 & Coach Joe Walsh at the baseball banquet on Oct. 4. Mullen at the Friends of Hockey Golf Tournament held Sept. 26. 5 Upcoming Schedule Postcards from The Stadium October 18 - 31 Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Sat. 18 NCAA Pre-National at Northern Iowa TBA Fri. 31 Heptagonals at Van Cortland Park TBA

Field Hockey Sat. 18 at Yale 12 p.m. Wed. 22 BOSTON COLLEGE 7 p.m. Sat. 25 PRINCETON 12 p.m. Wed. 29 BOSTON UNIV. 7 p.m.

Football Sat. 18 LAFAYETTE 1 p.m. Sat. 25 Princeton 12 p.m.

Men’s Golf 20-21 NEIGA (Brewster) TBA

Women’s Golf “Horse-Power” - This picture was taken after 1910 since the colonades are in. Notice the 17-18 at Rutgers Invite TBA horse pulling the tracker to cut the grass (magnified in the inset). Long before 25-28 Harvard Invite. (New Seabury) TBA lawnmowers were used, the field was maintained by a crew that included a horse! Coed Sailing 25-26 at Brown (Hoyt Trophy) TBA 25-26 at Dartmouth TBA (N.E. Men’s Singlehanded Championship) Sat. 25 at MIT (Smith Trophy) TBA Sun. 26 at MIT (Oberg Trophy) TBA Sun. 26 at Tufts (Team Race Series 6) TBA

Women’s Sailing 18-19 at Yale (Intersectional) TBA 25-26 at Conn College (Stu Nelson Trophy) TBA Men’s Soccer Sat. 18 BROWN 11 a.m. Sat. 25 PRINCETON 1: 30 p.m. Wed. 29 at Providence 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Sat. 18 BROWN 1: 30 p.m. Sat. 25 PRINCETON 11 a.m. Wed. 29 at Connecticut 7 p.m. “Parking Issues” - (Circa 1915) This postcard shows that parking was an issue even then! With crowds in excess of 40,000 for each game, cars were parked on what is now Men’s Tennis known as Webster Field and McCurdy Track. 17-21 ITA Regionals @ Cornell TBA 25-27 at Dartmouth Invite TBA

On This Date in Harvard Athletics History Women’s Tennis November 21, 1969-Soccer Strings Together A Perfect Season 24-28 ITA Regionals at Virginia Tech. Two-time All-American Christopher A. Wilmot ’72 and Ivy scoring leader Solomon Gomez ’71 help the Harvard men’s soccer team to its first perfect regular-season record Women’s Volleyball (12-0) with a 3-0 win at Yale. This was the start to perhaps the most successful three-year Sat. 18 PRINCETON 4 p.m. period in the program’s history, as the class of 1972 graduated with a 39-4 overall mark Fri. 24 at Yale 7 p.m. and a phenomenal 32-1 regular season record. Sat. 25 at Brown 4 p.m. Fri. 31 CORNELL 7 p.m.

Men’s Water Polo Upcoming Events Sun. 18 CWPA League at HarvardTBA October For the latest scores and highlights visit the 18 Friends of Soccer Alumni Games and Tailgate, , time 9 a.m. Crimson on the web at: 25 Field Hockey Alumnae Tailgate/BBQ, following 12 p.m. game www.gocrimson.com 25 Harvard Stadium Centennial Dinner, Lavietes Pavilion, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner 27 Varsity Club Executive Board Meeting, Murr Center, 5:15 p.m. November Harvard Athletics 1 Men’s Hockey Autograph & Poster Night, Bright Hockey Center, 7 p.m. game Lecture Series Session One: 7 Friends of Soccer New York City Dinner, TBA 8 Women’s Volleyball Alumnae Match, , Time TBA The Centennial of Harvard Stadium 14 Football Huddle Lunch, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., 12 p.m. and the 15 Friends of Lacrosse Brunch, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., 10 a.m. Game on the Field 15 Men’s Hockey Pre-Game Reception, Blue Line Room, 7 p.m. game 17 Varsity Club Annual Meeting at the Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave. 12 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2003 22 Football Bus trip to Yale, bus leaves Murr Center at 9 a.m., 12:30 game 22 Women’s Hockey Autograph & Poster Night, Bright Hockey Center, 2 p.m. game. Lee Family Hall of History 24 Football Awards Banquet, Harvard Club of Boston, Comm. Ave., Time TBA 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Presenters: Ronald A. Smith, For more information on events, contact the Varsity Club at (617) 495-3535. Mark F. Bernstein Discussant: John Powers ‘71

6 Bill Reid ‘01: Harvard’s First Pioneer for Athletics by Michele DeAngelis Reid. Reid left the meeting with the President after assuring him that he was working hard to help reform the game. One could not begin to reflect on the 100 year history of At the end of the 1905 football season Reid would become part Harvard Stadium without mentioning Bill Reid ’01, one of the many of a reform group formed from 68 colleges across the country. This legendary head coaches to have been at the helm for Harvard over group would later become known as the National Collegiate Ath- it’s rich football history. Reid’s meetings with President Theodore letic Association (NCAA). Reid would be centrally involved in the Roosevelt helped put him on a path to pioneer the sport across the NCAA’s structure, serving as Secretary for the Football Rules Com- country, ensuring its competitiveness, integrity and most impor- mittee, a crucial power sub-committee. At Harvard he also formed tantly, its safety. He was instrumental in saving football at Harvard an alumni committee that would eventually merge with the Foot- in the early 1900’s and was highly influential to the development of ball Rules Committee. He worked diligently with the newly merged the modern day game. With these accomplishments to his credit, committee to establish standardized rules for football. He informed he carved his place in collegiate football history as not only a coach, them that unless these new rules were adopted Harvard would not but as one of the first pioneers for college athletics. be playing football in the future. Whether as a player or a coach Reid exhibited an ever-present “Either these 19 rules go through or there will be no football at philosophy that a successful season is one in which you beat Yale. Harvard; and if Harvard throws out the game, many other colleges “I don’t see how a man can help feeling that hardly anything is will follow Harvard’s lead,” he was quoted as saying in the book more important than to beat Yale,” he was quoted as saying in the Big Time Football at Harvard 1905. book Big Time Football at Harvard 1905. Harvard would eventually accept the rule For Reid “success” came quite often during his under- changes set forth by Reid and the Football Rules Com- graduate days. He served for four years as a catcher on the mittee and the game at Harvard was renewed for the baseball team, recording three wins over the Eli’s in those fall 1906 season. These rules resulted in a sort of na- four years. On the football field he scored two touchdowns tional reinvention of collegiate football. Harvard and in an unprecedented 17-0 win over Yale in his sopho- Reid became pioneers for the sport and would go more year. This was an accomplishment never before on to change the game across the country. achieved against a Yale team and the win marked only Coincidentally, Harvard Stadium also the second time in 18 years that the Crimson de- played a central role in the rule changes being feated Yale. made to football. One of the changes being dis- This mentality would not end after his play- cussed was possibly widening the field of play. ing days were over. In 1901, while working on a Since Harvard Stadium had just been built (in Masters of Arts degree, Reid was selected to serve 1903) widening the field seemed to be an impos- as head coach of the football team. In the early days sible task. Therefore, the committee dropped that of Harvard Football it was common to have a re- idea and instead established the forward pass, cent alum serve as head coach. At only 22 he led “to remove the premium on mere weight and to the Crimson to a perfect 12-0 season that included develop greater opportunity for speed, agility, a season-ending 22-0 win over the arch-rival Yale and brains,” according to the Second H Book of program, which had only suffered ten losses in a Harvard Athletics. Additional changes included a quarter-century of play. With that win he marked his 60-minute time limit on games, the establishment place in Harvard history by becoming the first coach of the neutral zone, the outlawing of interference to ever beat Yale as both a coach and a player. with a player attempting to make a fair catch, and After that season Reid would forego his football the concept of having to gain 10 yards in three at- coaching duties until the spring of 1905 when he was tempts in order to maintain ball possession. With asked to return to Cambridge to become Harvard’s first these changes in place the game, and Harvard, salaried coach at the young age of 26. He worked very seemed well on its way to becoming a legitimate col- hard from the beginning to set up practice schedules, re- lege athletics program. cruit players and gather equipment. He also faced many After a devastating 6-0 loss to Yale in the final constraints imposed by his medical staff that would pro- game of the 1906 season Reid would leave coaching hibit players from playing with what would be consid- and Harvard. Despite his final record of 30-3-1 (in- ered only mild ailments today. His hard work that year cluding his 1901 season), Reid deemed his coach- foreshadowed what was to come for coaches over the ing time as a failure since he failed to beat Yale in course of the next century. Recruiting, eligibility rules and both the 1905 and 1906. The Yale game seemed to medical treatments were prevalent then and remain be the only game that really mattered to Reid and among the top concerns for modern day coaches. he would walk away from Cambridge with disap- The 1905 season also marked a turning point for in- pointment. tercollegiate football. The sport, over the course of the Reid and his wife Christine retreated to Califor- late 1800’s-early 1900’s, although recording record gate receipts, was nia where he became headmaster at the prestigious Belmont School, being heavily criticized for its lack of ethics and brutality. Over the a preparatory school his father founded in 1885. The couple later course of the season the brutality hit its peak with 18 players killed returned to Massachusetts in 1910. The next decade for Reid and and 159 seriously injured on the field. It was being dropped in his family were quiet as he pursued a career as a bond salesman schools across the country and facing elimination at many other and he and Christine raised their four children (Patrick, Edith, Chris- colleges, including Harvard. The harsh criticism that came about tine, and Charles). In 1924 Reid lost his wife Christine but he would because of this raucous brutality forced President Roosevelt to in- later remarry in 1931 to Cornelia Hinchman. He and Cornelia lived vite representatives from Harvard, Yale and Princeton to the White in Brookline over the next few decades where Reid became con- House to review ways to enhance the ethical principles of the game sumed with local politics. across the country. The group left the White House with a pledge to As he grew older Reid remained active in Harvard Athletics, clean up the game of football at their respective schools. assisting on the baseball coaching staff, where he would again face “Brutality and foul play should receive the same summary losses to Yale. In 1970 his football accomplishments were finally punishment given to a man who cheats at cards,” President recognized on a national level. At 91 The College Football Hall of Roosevelt told the group, according to the Second H Book of Harvard Fame voted Reid in as a Pioneer member. Athletics. “With all that he did for the evolution of football, saving it has Reid would again be called to the White House later that sea- to be the most important,” remarks Mittell. son, this time alone. President Roosevelt wanted to address the A pioneer for Harvard and football, Reid’s “unsuccessful” two matter of Harvard’s apparent violation of the pledge. After a 12-6 seasons as head coach helped to solidify the future success of loss to Penn, Harvard’s center had been thrown out of the game for Harvard Football. That accomplishment alone has given many stu- slugging a Penn player. Roosevelt asked the young coach why he dent-athletes the opportunity to be part of an historic program that would allow his captain to punch the Penn player. Reid responded has helped to produce future senators, businessmen, Hollywood to the President by stating, “what would you say if I told you that actors and NFL superstars. It’s amazing to think that success to the Penn lineman was kicking our man in the groin?” The Presi- Reid meant only a victory against Yale. If only he could see how dent replied, “What I would say would not be fit to print,” accord- successful he truly was. ing to David Mittell ’39 who would hear the story first hand from

7 HARVARD OVERSEAS This summer four Crimson teams had the privilege of competing overseas, strengthening bonds with teammates and coaches, and broadeningtheir horizons. Harvard allows its teams to travel overseas once every four years, thus allowing each athlete one opportunity to experience such a trip in his or her time as an undergraduate.

The women’s basketball team and coaches taking a timeout to enjoy The men’s & women’s track and field teams touring Oxford views of the Eiffel Tower on their summer trip to France. University during their summer trip to England.

One of the many stops on the men’s soccer summer trip to Europe The field hockey team posing in front of the Sydney Opera House on included a stop the Vatican in Rome. their summer adventure to downunder.

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