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...reasons the Crimson forwards are receiving the ball better is Coach George Ford's strategy of playing Lyman Bullard at midfield. Ford shifted Bullard from forward to halfback against Princeton last Saturday because, Ford said, "We seemed to have been lacking generalship at the position. "The move paid off as Harvard downed the Tigers...
Princeton throughly dominated the first half with a dynamic attack. In fact, Radcliffe had trouble clearing the ball past the midfield stripe. The Tigers' tight support meant a 30-minute breather for goalie Pat Harnish, who didn't have to handle a single Crimson shot...
...hope of getting more punch, I think we'll try to give ourselves more strength in midfield," he said. "We've gotten good play from our midfielders this year, but we've lacked a field general to run the attack...
...Ford will move Lyman Bullard to midfield. "Lyman is a most capable, mature player. We've discussed the change with him and he feels that he can manage it; he sees it as a challenge," Ford explained...
Winthrop, whose passing attack was hampered by the strong winds, got no first downs in the half. The team's deepest penetration of the half followed Kirkland's kickoff, when Winthrop moved the ball barely across midfield on an offside penalty against Kirkland. But Winthrop, stalled by a holding penalty, had to punt the ball away...