A Good Time Was Had By All

A Report From Yale Harvard Weekend

The whole weekend was fun, although The Game was disappointing. The Bulldogs defense in the second half collapsed, and the Cantabs won 45-27. But that didn’t stop the 100 Classmates (and their guests) from catching up, chatting, posing with a Handsome Dan mascot, drinking Fenway beers and enjoying the uncharacteristically nice weather.

The 72 total points were the most ever in The Game

Attendees:
Alan Hurwitz (PC)
Bill Newman (JE)
Carney Mimms (JE)
Eliot Norman (DC)
Eric Lenck (JE)
Frank Aronson (JE)
Irwin Sentilles (JE)
Joe Green (SY)
John Nelson (JE)
Michael Pfeifer (PC)
Myron Thompson (JE)
Nathan Gans (JE)
Terry Light (TC)
Tom Guterbock (SM)
Tom Hood (BR)
Wayne Willis (JE)
Bruce Bolnick (TC)
Carl Lazarus (DC)
David Zucker (marting)
Del Marting (JE)
Dennis Drogseth (SY)
Gary Fauth (CC)
George Bass (MC)
George McNamee (SY)
Harry Forsdick (PC)
John Beinecke (BK)
John Weber (TD)
Jonathan Hoffman (BK)
Ken Brown (BR)
Kenneth Loveday (CC)
Lang Wheeler (CC)
Mac Thompson (BR)
Richard Williams (SY)
Robert Riehle (BR)
Roy Niedermayer (SY)
Ted Livingston (DC)
Terry Benson (SY)
Tom Carey (TC)
Tom Igoe (JE)
James Hudak (MC)
Roy Turnell (JE)
Arthur Segal (SM)
Brad Swing (TD)
Sean Kelly (CC)
Bob Wharton (TD)
Sam Weisman (MC)BRUNCH ONLY:
Arn Welles (JE)
Dan Seiver (SY)
David Feigenbaum (BR)
David Friend (CC)
Steve Dunwell (BR)
Michael Eliastam (MC)
Mick Kleber (BK)
Paul Lozier (TC)
Richard Farren (BR)
Thomas Morgan (MC)
Tom Earley (BR)

There was one controversial play — when a Harvard halfback broke into the clear and raced unscathed into the end zone. On the way in, he stuck out a finger, pointing to a Yale defender, as if to say “uh unh, no you don’t!”

The ref thought it was a middle finger and threw a flag for “taunting,” nullifying the touchdown. (It was news to many of us that “taunting” was against the rules.)

Turns out, the ref was mistaken. Video replays show that the finger in question was an index finger, not a middle one. “We’re number 1” indeed!

Happily, in the name of Fairness, it worked out: Harvard scored the touchdown again, pretty much right away.

Both before and after The Game, we convened at The Hawthorne, an upscale bar/restaurant only a couple blocks away from Fenway.

The back area of The Hawthorne, before the crowd arrived

Lang Wheeler and his wife Kathy Metcalfe co-hosted the Brunch before the game, arranging for some catering and reserving The Hawthorne for Class of 1969 only. The food was really remarkable – shrimp, oysters, all sorts of fancy breads and a wide-open bar that did a brisker business than I would have expected.

Lang had arranged for the 2019 Whiffenpoofs to sing for us, and, for the first time ever, the Whiffs had a female in the group. The manager explained that the Whiffs are not yet coeducationally integrated with female and male voices. The woman in this year’s group was actually singing in one of the male ranges.

Friday Night, Dinner and Concert

Lang and Kathy also hosted a dinner at Henrietta’s Table, near Harvard Square, and 17 couples were able to join them. Food, wine and great conversation preceded a short walk over to Sanders Theatre, where Lang had arranged some reserved seats for our group.

The concert featured both the Yale Glee Club and the Harvard Glee club. They presented some of the old standards, and some newer compositions and arrangements not heard before. Although I didn’t attend, I heard that everyone had a good time, especially visiting with old friends and meeting some new ones.