Columbia President Michaell Sovern called it "the beginning of a new era in the athletic fortunes of Columbia." If so, Saturday's dedication of the Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at Baker Field got off to a slow start--Harvard won the football game, 35-21. But for most of the capacity crowd of 10,500, the football game was secondary. It was a new stadium, a new season and a beautiful day. (Clockwise from top left) Sporting his blue and yellow striped football lie. New York Mayor EDWARD I. KOCK congratulated Wien and Columbia on the stadium's $7 million price tag. "If we had done it, it would have cost $107 million." Koch said. The mayor also engaged in some historiography. We're going to beat the hell out of them he prophesied. "We did it when the stands were wooden imagine what we can do now." LEO THE LION knew better. She also knew that though it was 72 degrees outside it was a bit warm inside her suit. Senior defensive tackle FRANK MAMBUCA was so excited about playing a home football game at last that he dyed his number into his hair with peroxide Harvard quarterback BRIAN WHITE didn't have to dye his hair to gain the attention of a post-game autograph seeker. Columbia scored three touchdowns its best point production against.

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