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The old boy network

The Game's living room seats

Ingram says his club is planning one of the largest celebrations, expecting nearly 200 Yale-alums and 160 Harvard grads. But while Ingram says spirit and the temperature will be high, he adds that interest may wane if one side seems to be losing badly.

Last year, Ingram says, "the Elis all began to lose interest in the third period. They wandered down to the palm trees near the beach with their martinis and spent the second half of the game watching the pelicans."

In Alaska temperatures are expected to be below freezing with a foot of snow on the ground when Harvard and Yale aluminum gather at the National Bank of Alaska for a brunch open for and The Game.

Thick woolen varsity sweaters will abound, says Howard S. Reed '49. President of the Harvard Club of Alaska Alumni there he adds are making up for their isolated location by having five programs and other Game souvenirs flown to them by Federal Express in time for the broadcast.

In Maryland, more than 100 graduates will huddle in a local radio station studio where a giant satellite receiver is already in place to receive signals

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And in California, facilities at Holywood Park, a Los Angeles horse racing track will be set aside for a gala football viewing.

In Alabama, Ann Heldman '60, says the group plans to "take over the bar" of a major Birmingham hotel "and not leave until the bitter end."

Organizers of the Harvard-Yale party in Colorado are a bit more relaxed. "It will probably be a quiet event," says Rocky Mountain Harvard Club President D. Bruce Ellsworth '48. "People will watch the game, eat a bit, drink a bit, and then leave," he adds.

The calmest alumni of all, however, appear to live in Hawatt There according to Hawatt Harvard Club President Charles Keever. The Game won't be seen at all

"We'll be going to the beach," he explains

Where The Game will be seen

Louisville KY

Las Vegas NV

New Orleans LA

Kansas City MO

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