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Harvard not only outclassed the Wesleyan squad with individual talent but also moved the ball well using set formations. The basic strategy of these patterns is to move the ball downfield in a series of lateral passes Captains Ralph Harder and Phil Ordway drill the coachless ruggers on these formations each day in practice...
...Crimson backfield was impressive. Its crisp passing and superb running from a steep formation kept Brown in defensive trouble, and even when scrum-half Phil Ordway was forced out of the game with a lacerated chin. it remained cohesive...
...Ordway left the field with only a few minutes remaining in the first half. and fly-half Greg Sandomirsky filled in superbly. playing a most difficult position with more than adequate effectiveness. He directed Harvard to within the Brown twenty-five, and when the Crimson was awarded another penalty kick, Daly put it ahead 3-0 just before the half ended...
...Ordway returned just after the second half kickoff, and Harvard stayed in command. But Brown kicked deep into the Crimson end zone, and when a Harvard back reached to touch it down and rescue the squad from trouble, it slithered out of his grasp along the spongy turf. A Bruin rugger fell on it, and suddenly...
...Harvard's backfield. at least in terms of talent. is a match for the Bruins. The crucial factors will be timing and teamwork, areas which the Crimson has sharpened greatly during the past week. Ordway. a two-year veteran at scrumhalf. will be passing to deceptive Mario Small at fly. and Greg Sandomisrsky will team with Verdi DiSesa at the wing three-quarters. Jamie Plunkett and Bucky Hayes will play on the wings. and All-American Joe Daly will be at fallback...