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...sophomores on the field and Kydes combined for the second goal four minutes later. Left halfback Hilary Worthen passed neatly to Kydes at his center half post, and Kydes slipped a feed through the Tufts back to Robertson, who was positioned barely onside all afternoon. Robertson rammed the ball under the falling Tufts goalie for his first varsity goal...
...fact, the defense was all that Harvard had on the field for most of the beginning of the game. Sophomore halfback Will Stargel--who scored twice in the varsity game against Lafayette--fumbled on the first play from scrimmage. Northeastern recovered and Husky halfback Charlie Burgess scored from the 5 yardline...
Soon after Sadoski's tally, halfback Marshall Goldberg made four first downs in a long Crimson drive and capped it by skirting left end to score from the 8 yard line. Goldberg hit paydirt again with just 45 seconds to play in the half to put Harvard in front at the midway point...
...Halfback Bobby Leo even outdid his opening performance against Holy Cross last year by picking up 132 yards in 14 attempts, for a 9.5 average per carry. Fellow halfback Vic Gatto wasn't far behind with 109 yards in 13 carries, (not counting a touchdown run called back because of a penalty), and fullback Tom Choquette gained 57 yards in 10 attempts...
...until less than two minutes remained in the fourth quarter that Harvard again scored through the air when back-up quarterback John Shevlin connected with halfback Will Stargel for a 15-yard score...