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...second half, when Harvard needed to put a drive together and take some pressure off its defense, the Crimson offense netted a total of seven yards. On the picture's other side, Harvard made more mistakes on offense than it has in the past, and Cornell quarterback Bill Robertson dropped from his 16-for-20 completion mark against Princeton to a 5-for-20 first-half mark against the Crimson...
...Robertson got going in the second half, throwing passes on unstoppable square-out patterns with the assurance of a Unitas or Layne. If he had gotten results on any one of the five key plays he wouldn't have gone down to defeat...
Luck helped Harvard on Cornell's next drive. Robertson found end Bob Horn 15 yards inside Crimson territory with a perfect pass. Defender Cobb had been faked deep and Horn was all alone, but he bobbled the ball and couldn't control it as he stepped out of bounds...
...ends Bill Murphy, Sam DiSalvo, and guard Rich Musmanno, went for Wynne. Halfback Bill Huling was stopped four yards behind the line of scrimmage with the ball, but 20 yards upfield the three "blockers" were grinding Wynne into the dirt when the play had finished. The ensuing penalty forced Robertson to throw long, where Williamson and interceptor Cobb were waiting...
...Robertson took it this time. He danced up to the ball and rocketed a low bullet that missed the right post by inches...