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With six minutes to go the scoreboard read 31 to 25 for the Red and Blue, but in the next four minutes the Crimson put on a spurt, and with two minutes left Joe Romano sank a shot that tied the game at 35 all. At that point Ross Hahu, Sophomore forward, was given two free shots, and although he made only one, it was enough. No more Harvard shots came even close to the basket...
Then, as the clock on the scoreboard showed only one second of play remaining. Lutz was given two free shots for a personal foul. This was as tough a spot as any basketball player could possibly be placed in, as to make one shot meant a tie and two, a victory. But Lutz was unable to sink either of his tries, and the game ended...
Harvard managed to hold even through the first quarter, keeping the score down to 13 to 12 at its end. But by the end of the half the margin had increased from one point to a dozen as the scoreboard read...
Under the new arrangement, the general doubt as to who is ahead in a close match is remedied by the simple expedient of chalking up the points just as they are won on a scoreboard as is done in a basketball game; and also much more stress is laid in the point scoring to aggressive tactics...
...aggressive line play of once-defeated (by Notre Dame) Carnegie Tech. At half-time it looked as if Texas Christian's little Davey O'Brien, most sensational footballer of the year (he completed 93 out of 167 passes), might become the disappointment of the finale. The Scoreboard read Carnegie Tech 7, Texas Christian 6- because little Davey had failed to kick the extra point. But in the second half, Quarterback O'Brien resumed his role of hero, led his team to another touchdown and kicked a last-quarter field goal that not only gave Texas Christian...