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After the teams exchanged fumbles, Harvard started a drive from its own 39. Botsford completed two passes, and he, Eikenberry, and Stahura ran to the Columbia nine. After a backfield in motion penalty, Simourian came in and passed to Stahura in the left flat, and Stahura shook off two tacklers to score. The placement was blocked and Harvard...
...remainder of the Crimson backfield that started against Cornell will be intact. Walt Stahura, who enjoyed the best game of his career, will be at left half, Tony Gianelly, who plunged for the third touchdown against the Big Red, will be at fullback, and Matt Botsford will once again direct the attack at quarterback...
...eleven and a half point favorite, and while this may be a slight exaggeration, the figure could easily be higher. Benham's uncertain physical shape and a rapidly improving Crimson line may very well halt the Lion attack. A weak Light Blue line in turn may allow the Crimson backfield to score as frequently as it did against cornell. The two factors the Crimson fear most are overconfidence and Benham; the first has been not much in evidence, the last will be all too apparent
...strong freshman backfield abandoned their unsuccessful long kicks after the first quarter, settling down to short, sharp passes with the ball tightly under control. Although they threatened to increase their lead several times in the second half, a weak line foiled their hopes...
Besides Benham, the main threat in the Columbia backfield is right halfback Ed Spraker. A powerful runner, Spraker, along with end Ron Szczypkowski, is one of Benham's favorite targets for passes. Each has caught seven this year...