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Crimson backs Dick Clasby and John Culver won special praise. "That's a powerful ground attack you've got there. What was it--400, 500 yards you picked up against Springfield? Gracious me, that's a terrific amount of yardage." Little thinks the Crimson could have scored at least two more touchdowns against the Gymnasts. Anyhow, that's what his scouts seemed to think...
...present defensive backfield has Buddy Lemay and John Culver as linebackers, Brian Reynolds at one halfback, and Ron Noonan of Fyock at the other. The veteran Dick Duback is the safety...
Besides Mitchell Price, acknowledged to be possibly the best passer in the East, the only other Lion offensive threat to draw newspaper notice was halfback Bob Mercier. Because they operate from different styles of offense, it is difficult to make exact comparisons, but Dick Clasby and John Culver may be said to balance off this pair. And that's not counting reserve fullback Jerry Blitz, who showed extremely well against Springfield, and wingback John Ederer, who had not yet hit his stride last Saturday...
...Culver, who scored this time, added two more six-pointers during the afternoon, and ended with a 174-yard total (six yards per carry). Clasby's 152 yards gave him, too, a six-yard average...
...most important play of the Crimson's second half drive (Harvard led, 14 to 7, at the intermission), was a fake punt on third down, on which Culver smashed over guard for 14 yards and a first down. This helped set up the third, clinching score...