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Phil Haughey kicked off for Harvard, and Al Ward of Yale ran the ball back from the 22 to the 30. Yale failed to advance in three plays. Vern Loucks punted out of bounds on the 50, but Harvard gave up the ball on the Yale...
...Elis swept quickly for a touchdown on eight plays with a two-yard plunge by Dennis McGill capping the drive at 7:04. Ackerman had opened the drive by running off left tackle to the 49, and then Dean Loucks passed to Vern Loucks on the 23. Two incomplete passes followed, and then Dean Loucks hit McGill with a flat pass, and he went out on the 11. Ackerman ran five, and then McGill went to the two before crashing over. Vern Loucks kicked the point...
...then plunged for another yard. Dennis McGill took a pitchout from Dick Winter bauer and went 78 yards through a broken field for the Elis' second touchdown. Botsford had a good shot at him on the Harvard 30, but McGill turned inside and raced the rest of the way. Vern Loucks kicked the point that made it Yale 14, Harvard...
...Ward took the next kickoff all the way, dancing down the right sideline for 69 yards. Vern Loucks converted again, to make it 21-7. The Yale line continued to push Harvard around, and Botsford, badly rushed, threw a wild pass that Ackerman intercepted on the 35. Yale scored in six plays, with Ackerman taking a 13 yard pass alone on the six and running over. Vern Loucks' conversion made it 28-7 at the half...
Yale had a scoring opportunity early in the third quarter, as Simourian fumbled the kickoff after returning it to the 39. McGill recovered, but Woody Harris and Bob Shaunessy rushed the Elis, and Vern Loucks punted into the end zone...