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With the flashy but inconsistent Dave Stout at quarterback, Rutgers made one first down and kicked again. This started an almost interminable exchange of punts between Brendel and the Crimson's sophomore kicker, Jim Gahan. The penalty seemed to be the most potent offensive weapon as the game lumbered into the second quarter...
...middle of the quarter Rutgers made its one serious bid to score: Gahan's punt was partially blocked, and downed on the Crimson 43. Six runs and a short pass produced a first down on the Harvard 23, and the Rutgers line was outfighting the Crimson at every turn...
Unmannerly yawns were being stified all over the stands until Gahan kicked late in the third period to Ward. The ball bounced off his chest and into the hands of the onrushing Tom Bilodeau on the 29 yard line...
After the disastrous punt, a clipping penalty pushed the ball back to the Harvard two-yard line. Gahan of Harvard punted the ball out to the Harvard forty, where the Indians took over. A Massachusetts drive ended on the 28 with an unsuccessful field goal attempt. The Crimson got the ball on its own 20, eighty yards away from the last white line...
Although they made some minor mistakes, sophomores Wally Grant and Dave Poe gave notice they will soon be important members of the Crimson backfield. Grant exhibited a fleet foot if not always a steady hand, and Poe showed promising intuition. Jim Gahan's punting was another source of encouragement...