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Right, or at least so it seemed when a Cornell punt and a Crimson personal foul penalty gave Harvard possession on its own three. On first down, the Crimson was again penalized, this time for an illegal shift. Kubacki tried again and this time, Harvard was penalized to the tune of a two-point conversion, with 1:23 remaining in the period...
Cornell began to operate from highly unfavorable field position, as a Scott Coolidge punt was downed on the Big Red one, but even the Cornell veer was rendered ineffective by the showers...
With less than two minutes left before intermission, Tufts was forced to punt out of its end zone. Hard-charging defensive end Chris Field blocked the kick, and linemate Carl Hargrove fell on it for yet another touchdown. Harvard led at the half...
Assistant coach George Karras calls Harvard's punt coverage team its most improved area over last year. With just the right combination of linemen for heft and backs for speed, both Columbia and UMass rarely had decent field position. Karras lauds this area, as well as the kickoff return team, as "outstanding, to put it mildly...
...punt return and kick coverage teams have found the Crimson not as gifted personnel-wise but all the more industrious. Assistant coach Goerge Clemens has been spending extra time in these areas, hoping "that we don't get burned." Needless to say, Harvard seems to be doing the burning, with Larry Schember, Ralph Polillio and Billy Emper singeing opponents on punts and kickoffs...