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...Terriers caught coach Bruce Munro's squad thinking about Saturday's Ivy League game with Cornell and completely dominated play in the first two periods. B.U.'s extremely aggressive defense, led by fullback A1 Sozio and halfback Bob Hartshorn, consistently beat the Crimson forwards to the ball and controlled the middle of the field...
Less than five minutes later, inside Bruce Johnstone took a pass down the middle from halfback Bill Rapp and scored the varsity's second goal. Several near-misses followed, before John McIntosh, the Crimson's right wing, curved a corner kick around the goal post, making the score 3 to 1 with 2:01 left in the period...
...Harvard victory will depend more on whether or not the Crimson can stop the option and belly series run by Terhes. His fake hand-off to either halfback and his keep around the end have resulted in many dangerous runs in the past. Alert and aggressive play by the tackles and ends will be the only way to stop...
Experience and depth and skill are all necessary for a top flight team, and the Crimson backfield is blessed with all of these. Ravenel, whose unorthodox play calling has upset many opponents, and left halfback Chet Boulris, who gained 886 yards last year, provide a dangerous pass-run combination...
Injuries to McCall, Steele, and Morgan may hamper the Crimson. McCall and Steele are suffering from leg contusions, and Morgan sprained his ankle in the Tufts encounter. Charlie David is a capable fill-in at fullback, however, and the second halfback line of Bill King, Bill Driver, and Pete Savage showed in Wednesday's game that the Crimson has few backfield worries...