Word: bassett
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Executing plays with the precision and punch that forced Dartmouth to yield two weeks ago, Mike Bassett took Harvard 66 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown late in the first period. Poe, Grant, and Bill Grana all contributed solid running, but it was a 20-yard streak by Bassett himself that gave the Crimson its big chance...
...full- back. As a trio they complement each other perfectly: Grant has speed; Harshbargor has trickiness and is a good pass receiver; and Grana has power. Behind them are halfbacks John Dockery, who continues as the great surprise of the team, and Tom Bilodeau, fullback Stan-Yastrsemaki, and Mike Bassett. Don't forget...
...fact, the Crimson offense, which showed no scoring punch in the first half under good-run, no-pass quarterback Mike Bassett, picked up immediately when Humenuk entered the game. The senior came in with 1:34 left in the second quarter and quickly passed the Crimson 51 yards to the Dartmouth one-yard line. There two passes failed, and time ran out before a third could be attempted...
...honors, Humenuk will have to hustle to hold onto his newly-acquired job as first-string quarterback. Two years ago, when Humenuk's second-half passes won the Princeton game, it was Bassett who started the next week...
...observers cared to contest that prediction on the basis of the varsity's performance Saturday. After getting the traditional miscues over with early in the first quarter, the Crimson began playing football--for real. Once the Indians had scored after their interception of Mike Bassett's pass on Harvard's first play from scrimmage, the Crimson allowed the vaunted Dartmouth offense only one more first down for the rest of the half. Dana Kelly found few holes in the Crimson forward wall, and gained only 56 yards on the ground all afternoon; and 20 of these came in the first...