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After kicking off, the Yardlings forced the Bruins back 32 yards in three plays, and Brown had to punt. Armstrong ran the ball back to the home team's 35-yard line and set up another Yardling touchdown. Three plays later, Fred Taylor scored on a three-yard drive. After Barth failed to convert, the score stood...
After holding the Cubs on four downs, the Yardling eleven returned a punt to the 40. The visitors fumbled again, however, after a long ground-gaining attack. This pattern of kick and counter kick continued throughout the rest of the first half...
...Yardling eleven also had another touchdown called back by a penalty. In the second period Armstrong crossed the goal line after an 85-yard punt return, but a clipping violation called the ball back again to the 12. From there, the Yardlings eventually had to punt out, allowing the Bruins to start their scoring march...
Encouraged by a two-point advantage gained from a blocked punt in the Puritan end zone, the Deacon offense suddenly woke up to score twice in the last period on a long run around their own right end by senior quarterback John Sears and an off-tackle plunge by Chris Norris set up by a 30-yard pass from Scotty Johnson to Larry Brown...
Left halfback Hobie Armstrong, the Yardlings' own Jim Brown, was the work-horse of the team, making several crucial first downs. Hatch, however, was the star of the day. In the fourth period, with fourth down and 20 yards to go, and the Crimson in punt formation, Hatch was trapped behind the line, but broke away around left end for first down deep in Dartmouth territory...