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Harvard's second play from scrimmage appeared to confirm all of the worst suspicions about St. John's ability to throw a pass. Seeing his first game action since 1977, the senior signalcaller rolled right and fluttered a pass into the arms of Lion safety Mike Brown...
Columbia gained no ground on the resulting possession; and when the Crimson reclaimed the ball, St. John moved the team impressively for 50 yards before a fumble precluded any scoring. In all, Harvard controlled the ball for more than ten minutes of the scoreless first period as St. John completed three of his next six passes including two sizzling zips to the elusive Rich Horner that accounted for 55 yards...
...St. John said later that his confidence did not suffer because of the opening interception. "I just knew I had to go out and complete the next one," he said...
Harvard opened the scoring in the second period after Terry Trusty scooped up a fumble to end the first quarter. Quick blasts from backs Paul Connors (86 yards on the day) and Jon Hollingsworth moved the team to the Lion 25. St. John, who used the roll-out effectively all afternoon, advanced to the 20 on a keeper...
Following a four-yard loss, St. John dropped back and left no doubt that he did indeed have an effective arm with a 24-yd. smoker into the hands of fullback Tom Beatrice deep in the end zone...