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...dashed magnificently up the sidelines, skillfully evaded numerous tacklers, picked up timely blocking, spun his way to the Lehigh 35, and fumbled the ball. Inspired by this performance, Hobie Armstrong fumbled a punt a few plays later. Before the first quarter was half over Mike Bassett also had managed to fumble, and it began to look as if the Crimson was once again preparing to give Lehigh a victory...
Quarterback Mike Bassett and his friends went to work. Calling his plays with precision, Bassett directed Grana, Scott Harshbarger, Bill Taylor, and himself into the thin Lehigh line for large chunks of yardage. A pass to Taylor added 16 yards, and a Lehigh personal foul penalty put the ball...
Moving well on an option, Bassett proceeded to the one and then sent Grana across for the touchdown. Taylor took another handoff and wriggled over for two extra points...
Lehigh failed to get a first down after the third quarter kick-off, and Bassett was soon back in operation. This time he plotted a 70 yard trip through Lehigh's crumbling defenses, using simple hand-offs and a pass to get to the Lehigh 15. Here the drive was temporarily stalled until Bassett rolled out on fourth down and hit Dave Hudepohl at the five with a perfect pass. Hudepohl ran the rest of the way and Harvard...
Lehigh was forced to open the final quarter with a punt, which Bob Stringer ran to the Harvard 49. Then Bassett unleashed Bill Taylor, who gained 23 yards on two runs. With the ball on the Lehigh 25, Bassett ran to his right and threw complete to Taylor on the 13. Dave Hudepohl's block eliminated the Lehigh secondary and Taylor entered the endzone unopposed...