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...sliding tackles of fullbacks John Duggan and RiCapito took on a more brutal nature than usual, and their Eli counterparts returned the effort...
After Crimson punter Steve Flach kicked into the Eli end zone for a touchback. Rogan set off on an 80-yd. march, eventually hitting paydirt with a fourth-and-19 pass to split end Curtis Grieve, who leapt high above cornerback Rocky Delgadillo and adjuster Matt Foley for a spectacular six points...
...biggest problem came at the line of scrimmage: Yale dominated it. Given great field position (first down at the Eli 37 twice in the first half). Harvard could not establish its running game. Fullback Jim Callinan, hero of last year's game with 73 yds. rushing, ran the ball only nine times for 30 yds. Halfback Tom Beatrice, the team's leading ground-gainer, carried the ball but three times...
...minutes later, when the ref awarded the Crimson a penalty try because a Bulldog kicked the ball into a scrum within the Eli five-yard line. Crimson fans had reason to rejoice again...
...find an open receiver and try to throw him a touchdown pass. The second is to fake the pass and attempt to run into the end zone himself. The ball is snapped. Holt rolls to his left, pump-fakes toward the goalposts and keeps on running, meeting the Eli defense at the goal-line and pushing forward for the score. The Crimson wins a share of the Ivy title with a last-minute 21-16 decision...