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With 12:50 left the first period. Brown notched what was eventually the game-wining goal, capitalizing on mistakes in the Crimson defense, Bruin fullback Ted Croft dribbled out of the Brown half and launched a long cross toward the Harvard goalmouth. Goalkeeper Phil Coxigan hesitated, then came off his line to try to intercept the pass. But Brown forward John Wilk, running unmarked, beat him to the hall and headed it into an empty net for the tally...
...that point, however, Harvard looked no better. The refs had already assessed a pair of 15-yard penalties against the Crimson two minutes into the game. Another error, Al-lard's wild pitch to fullback Mike Granger, gave Brown the possession that ended with the Dailey interception...
Apparently, the 3-0 advantage made the Harvard offense forget how poorly it had opened the game. On the next Crimson possession, Allard guided his teammates 75 yards in nine plays--the biggest a 31-yard scramble by Allard himself--and fullback Granger took a pitchout and went six yards off left end for the first Harvard touchdown at 14:50 of the first quarter...
...Bruins, however, have a slightly more balanced backfield than Princeton, and Harvard will have to keep an eye on tailback Rod Jones and fullback Bill Barrett...
They'll be thinking about today's game in Providence, though. Thinking especially hard this year, in fact, after the show the Crimson put on last year before the homecoming crowd. Harvard fullback Jim Callinan scored two touchdowns early in the first quarter, and after Ron Cuccia leaped into the end zone from a yard out, and Don Allard found Paul Scheper on a nine-yard scoring toss just before the half, the Crimson was well...