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Columbia has no defense. So Marty Domres can throw all he wants, but Harvard's versatile offense will carry the day. It's not even worth picking a score 17-15.
Head Coach John Yovicsin expects his defense to be severely tested by the Lion's ball-control passing game and their outstanding quarterback Marty Domres.
In the Harvard season opener against Holy Cross, the linebackers and cornerbacks were continually burned by passer Phil O'Neil, so Yovicsin has been drilling them hard ever since. He noted considerable improvement in the Bucknell slaughter last weekend, but Domres figures to be a real test.
With three good pass receivers, Domres figures to run only when he has to. His backs are not outstanding--Paul Burlingame and Mike Busa keep the defense honest but not much more--especially compared to catchers Bill Wasevich, Max Carey, and a very good tight end named Bob Werner.
Today's games are half intra-Ivy battles, which makes my job somewhat easier. For example, Princeton plays Columbia. Both teams lost last week, but the Lions haven't stopped the Tigers since 1945 and, anyway, Princeton is now ready to mount its Ivy title race. Marty Domres will spend...