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Gridders Fall Back to Pack at Dartmouth, 30-12

Heaven Sent

Cuccia and the Multiflex were obviously made for each other. The coach had Cuccia taking snaps in the shotgun, then throwing or running. Grizzled press box veterans watched for a while, then began to realize that Cuccia was running single wing--a remnant of football's leather helmet days resurrected for the Multiflex.

And for one inspired series--Cuccia's second in the third quarter--this antique looked like it might bring Harvard back. Starting at the Harvard 20, Cuccia ran for 33 yards, and passed for 44 more--77 of the 80 yards in the touchdown drive.

Cuccia hit tight end Chuck Marshall over the middle for a 20-yd. gain to the Dartmouth 14, then, on the next play, bootlegged right off of the single wing and slipped through to the endzone. Cody's extra point was blocked, but with only 4:48 gone in the quarter and a quarterback moving the team, the gridders didn't look out of it yet.

Four minutes later, they were. On Harvard's next possession, Cuccia began moving the team again, but on first and ten at the 50 he cut upfield off the single wing, leapt to hurdle a tackler, and pulled his hamstring in the process. He stayed in the game two plays longer, but benched himself after the series, taking with him Harvard's chance for a resurgence.

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Dartmouth's Mark Akey ran 52 yards for a score early in the third quarter, and, after Cuccia's departure, both teams only matched field goals.

THE NOTEBOOK: The injury report: Cuccia said he is a "maybe" for next week at Princeton. Buchanan's ankle is not broken, but he said next week is "up in the air." Buckley is making better-than-expected progress, but he is still probably a rew weeks away... Dartmouth and Yale now share the Ivy lead with 2-0 records. Brown is 3-1, and Harvard is 2-1.... Despite injuries of varying severity and respectability, The Harvard Crimson came from behind to thrash The Daily Dartmouth, 23-2.

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