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Though Hollingsworth fumbled the ball away on the next series, the Crimson defense held Dartmouth and forced a punt, a play that became this week's oddity. Larry Margerum fumbled the snap on the kick and booted the ball off the stadium turf, watching his drop-kick roll dead at the Harvard one. But the Hanover celebration ended when the officials ruled the punt illegal and gave Harvard a first and ten at the Dartmouth...
...defense kept within reach during the first half as sacks and penalties left the offense in neutral. Cornell opened the scoring after a stalled drive and a holding scoring in the half, booming 47- and 42yd. its own 21. Duke Millard's punt was blocked by the charging Big Red line and bounded into the endzone where Kent Craven grabbed it for the touchdown...
Much of the credit for the Green's offensive meltdown rests with a feverish Bulldog defense which is emerging as a dominant force. A 38-yd. punt return by Mke Sullivan set up the contest's only points, a 24-yd. Dave Schwartz field goal late in the first half...
...ineffective Cornell series and punt gave Harvard a first at its own 45. A Lahti-to-Horner pass and a Cornell facemask gave Harvard the ball at the Cornell 22. Working out of the shotgun, Lahti threw three incompletes and the Crimson faced a fourth and ten. Lahti responded with a bullet to Beatrice for a first on the 10 as the fullback curled in under the linebackers...
Neither team could mount an offense on the next two series, but a holding call on a Millard punt gave Cornell the ball on the 42 with three minutes left in the quarter...