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Beating Yale is always fun, and especially so when the victory does not come so easily. Today's triumph, Harvard's 28th in the 79-game series, was no simple affair. The Elis were, as expected, a tough defensive team, and quarterback Mike Bassett had to search hard for openings...
Handling the ball brilliantly, Mike Basset pitched to Hobie Armstrong, who handed the ball to Taylor on a double reverse. Taylor gained a few yards before being trapped, and then flipped to Bassett on his left...
...line plunges by all-Ivy fullback Bill Granz and a pass by signal caller Mike Bassett brought the ball to the Brown seven. Taylor's subsequent score ever left tackle and Hartranft's point after touchdown surprised no one and seemed to set the stage for a Crimson romp...
With four minutes remaining in the half, Taylor burst off-tackle for eleven yards to the Brown 30 where he was stopped by the combined Brown secondary. But Taylor, who averaged better than 10 yards per carry Saturday, went down without the ball and Bassett moved to the Brown 24 with Taylor's lateral...
Trying to close the gap, Dunda threw nine complete passes, and Brown scored twice in the final fifteen minutes of action. But Bassett, with just one pass, kept the Crimson out of reach. Pitching from his own 22 yard line, the 5 ft. 11 in. junior hit Taylor in the clear. The right halfback then ran the remaining 61 yards for the TD without being touched...