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...Skypeck Penetrates Pass Defense...
...second half began, Skypeck, looking for flaws in the Crimson's defensive armor, found a huge one--the varsity's traditionally weak pass defense. With the ball on Cornell's 25, Skypeck pitched back to fullback Phil Taylor, who tossed 32 yards complete to end Norm Juvonen, the Big Red's pass catching specialist. Then, on the next play, Skypeck fired to Juvonen again for 12 yards to the Crimson...
...touchdown, Skypeck sent John Webster, usually a decoy halfback, deep into Crimson territory, and, after faking a handoff, completed a 26-yard pass play to Webster. On the next play, Skypeck, on a beautifully faked keep play, rushed over from the five-yard line. For all intents and purposes, however, the game ended when Taylor completed his pass to Juvonen. With this play, Cornell hit upon the varsity's main weakness and used it later in the game to rally their winning touchdown...
This final Big Red score came in the third quarter, when, with the ball on the Cornell 35, Skypeck threw to Juvonen for 45 yards down to the Harvard 20. Then, with the defense looking for another pass, Skypeck went to his left on the option play and just as he was about to be tackled pitched to left halfback Terry Wilson, who raced the remaining 20 yards to the end zone...
Despite this dazzling show by Skypeck and his cohorts, the Crimson--and Ravenel in particular--was not horribly outclassed. In guiding the varsity to its first score, the little sophomore played with poise equal to that of the three-year veteran Skypeck. Directing an all-under-class backfield of two sophomores and two juniors, he efficiently called and executed a series of handoffs and keep plays to bring the Crimson to the Cornell 30-yard line...