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Coach Dick Colman of Princeton is understandably disappointed after his team's narrow losses. The Tigers' passing has been weak this season, especially against Harvard when they gained only 78 yards in the air. But the return of Scott MacBean, their best passer who is just recovering from cracked ribs, should help against Yale. Nevertheless, the Tigers will have to overcome their inconsistency from one play to another if they are to pull an upset...
...Harvard's defense--fifth in the nation in defense against scoring--has been improving rapidly and has shown it can handle any passer. Cornell quarter-back Bill Robertson--the Ivy League's best last year--was held to under 60 yards passing yardage by the Crimson's defenders last week...
Cornell was in Harvard territory only four times during the game. And Robertson--the Ivy League's best passer last year--never managed to get his team inside the Crimson's 20 yard line. The one time, late in the fourth quarter, Cornell threatened to score, Robertson's pass was intercepted in the end zone...
Offensively, Cornell is much weaker. Only one of its offensive linemen started last season. But the Big Red backfield is experienced, and quarterback Bill Robertson was the Ivy League's leading passer (1079 yards) last year...
...Yoviesin complained last week that Columbia quarterback Marty Domres "picked us apart with his passes." (Domres completed 16 of 21 for 206 yards.) And Harvard faces an even better passer in Robertson today...