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Harvard moved into its customary first period lead with center Vern Strand and Lenny Strauss showing the way to a 19 to 12 score. But the outside shooting Gary Nell soon wrecked the Crimson's of Bruin Captain Gene Barth and center early plans and the score was tied at 41-all by half-time...
...pride in its performance. This is especially noticeable when watching the team play defense. This year the Crimson has been using a tightly-knit 2-3 zone which places Gene Augustine and Leo Scully a bit beyond the foul line, and the three deep men--usually Len Strauss, Vern Strand, and Dennis Lynch--in a line in front of the basket...
...some Scully is a nemesis to opposing ball-handlers. He does not appear to be moving very swiftly, but manages to steal a goodly number of passes every game. And perhaps most amazing of all, Scully is the team's leading rebounder, having snared one more than Strand and five more than Lynch...
...scorer. Dennis Lynch has scored well while getting need to a new set of contact lenses and should be even better, especially from long distances, once he gets used to them. Captain Gene Augustine's constant haranguing is the key to the success of the some defense, and Vern Strand is, according to one startled onlooker, "the strongest rebounder I've ever soon...
...Vern Strand outrebounded Dartmouth's Coker all evening, but the 6 ft., 5 in. sophomore made several amazing leaps to thwart Crimson scoring attempts...