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Without a strong ground game, the Lions didn't have enough power to win, but Dartmouth, with Bill Gundy throwing and Jack Crouthamel running, does. The line must improve its pass rush and the backfield its covering, if the Crimson is to stay in the first division...
...record for the school, and 480 yards gained, but this was not enough. Harvard scored four of the first six times it had the ball, on a 60-yard run, a 16-yard pass after a running play had covered 54 yards, an 18-yard rush after a backfield fumble, and a 36-yard touchdown throw. The score at the half was Harvard 27, Columbia 10. The explosive Lion offense roared back in the second half, but could not overcome the varsity's early lead...
Columbia is, in fact, very reminiscent of the Crimson team last fall. A fast and able backfield operating behind a strong line has given them a powerful offense, but against Princeton and Yale, fumbles and interceptions destroyed several scoring chances. Probable Starting Lineups COLUMBIA HARVARD Federspiel LE Keohane Asack LT Pillsbury Radano LG Lenzner McCool C Christensen Brodeur RG Weidler Little RT Nelson Williams RE Cappiello Vasell QB Ravenel Savini LH Boulris Zisk RH Repsher Haggerty FB Halaby...
...Crimson defensive line, however, has become among the best in the league. Led by Jon Christensen whose pursuit and tackling was magnificent against Cornell, the line has held each of its three opponents to less than half the ground yardage gained by the Crimson backfield...
...understood. The Yalies reportedly watched movies before last week's game of a New Haven sandlot pickup game and were ready to thwart the unusual Columbia formation. The Bulldog line chose not to jitterbug with the flankers and split ends, but rushed right in to stop the backfield...