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Playing in a steady rain, the Crimson junior varsity football team held the Pennsylvania squad to a 12-12 tie Saturday at Philadelphia's Murphy Field. Right halfback John Damis scored both Harvard touchdowns...
...minutes after the beginning of the game. After a pass interception by Tom Boone had given Harvard possession of the ball, Damis ran a five-yard sweep around the Quaker right end to score a touchdown. The rest of the first quarter was marred by fumbles by each team as they struggled on the muddy field...
Munro's new lineup worked out perfectly. Hedreen, of course, was instrumental in the triumph with his scoring and play-making at center. Sweeney gave the varsity the hard-charging inside it needed to team with scrappy John Mudd, and Ekpebu, at his old haunt, left wing, dazzled the Quakers with his dribbling and speed afoot...
With nearly half the team playing in unfamiliar surroundings, the Penn attack lost much of its vaunted swiftness, and the defense was often tentative and unsure...
This victory, the Crimson's seventh against three ties, was the team's most impressive win to date. Going with a nearly untried lineup in impossible conditions, the varsity really came through. Chances seem good that the Ivy crown will once again go to the Crimson...