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With the New Havenites in shock, Harvard's defense held the Elis without a first down on the exchange, but Mike Sullivan's hanging punt slipped away from Tom Beatrice, and the Elis grabbed it for a first and 10 at the Harvard...
Four failed series followed, two by each team, as the abysmal conditions and some rugged defense stymied both teams. After Brown's third unsuccessful drive in a row, Harvard's Paul Scheper blocked Chris Bryant's punt and the Crimson took over at the Brown 36 with less than a minute left in the first period...
...Brown comeback began with 2:50 left in the half, with Millard punting from the Harvard 18-yd. line. Brown's Don Place violated the Crimson protective wall and solidly blocked the punt--too solidly, it turned out. The ball rebounded all the way out of the Harvard end zone for a safety instead of stopping where Brown could have recovered for a TD. The half closed with the Crimson leading by a score more familiar to Fenway than football...
Harvard's hopes rose briefly with 7:47 to go, when Bill Lohmiller blocked a Bryant punt and Tony Cimmarrusti recovered at the Brown 8. But the Crimson faltered, St. John throwing an interception in the end zone on third and goal...
Harvard gained its last two points with 1:35 left, when Brown, forced to punt deep in its own territory and fearing another block, had Bryant run out of his own end zone rather than risk a boot...