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...team's offensive burden almost exclusively, were primarily responsible for the Crimson's comeback in the first half. Hauptfuhrer found the range on overhead set shots, and Mariaschin not only dropped two amazing hook shots from the right hand corner, but retrieved almost every rebound from the Lion's backboard. Batting furiously, the Crimson captain and the Varsity center accounted for all but four of the team's 21 point spurt in the last 10 minutes of the first half, which ended with Harvard in front...
...every department of play except shooting, where the Varsity had woeful luck in the first half, the Barclay team showed considerable improvement. Leo Page was especially alert on rebounds off the Crimson backboard, following his shots aggressively, and Bill Henry and Bill Harford were steady guards...
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...Varsity, George Hauptfuhrer turned in a good performance, snatching most of the few rebounds the Crimson was able to retrieve from either backboard, and accounting for 14 points on offense. Otherwise, it was just a case of too much ability--the Crusaders guarded closely and well, caged seven of ten foul shots, and merely outran an obviously fatigued Harvard squad in the second half...
That same height advantage, however, was not always in evidence, for the Varsity quintet seemed to have uncommon difficulty in recovering rebounds from its own backboard against the tinier Techmen. On defense, John Gantt turned in a good performance underneath the basket...