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After a short exchange of punts at the start of the contest, the Green was forced to kick from its own 40-yard line. Indian Ross Ellis, fading back to his own 25, got off a 50-yard punt that sailed over Crimson halfback Charlie Arena's head, landing on the Harvard 10 and rolling into the end zone. Arena grabbed the ball in the end zone, slipped and went down on one knee. Although he recovered and ran the ball back to the 15, the referees called it a safety...
With Brown leading,19 to 0, at the start of the second half, the Crimson offense, working for the first time from the "T", began to gain ground. Paul Murphy spotted Bob Bowles with a 35-yard touchdown pass, and after end Bob Cochran blocked a punt deep in Brown territory, Murphy flipped to Joe Ross for the final Harvard score...
There were many nominees. Some liked sophomore John Tulenko, who ran and passed extremely well from his wingback position. Others singled out defensive halfback Bob Hardy for blocking a second period Cadet punt which resulted in a safety. Still others insisted on reserve quarterback Bill Montieth, who contributed a pair of vital extra points...
Shortly afterward, the Crimson went ahead to stay. Army tried a punt from its own 25 and Hardy broke through to block it. The ball rolled loose in the end zone, where Attaya fell on it for a safety. The varsity added another score a few moments later, when another wingback reverse pass, Tulenko to tailback Dusty Burke, moved the ball to the Army 3. Culver, who started the game by carrying seven consecutive times, dived over from the one. Montieth missed the extra point...
Army wasn't through yet and tallied its last touchdown with about three minutes remaining. The Cadets pushed the Crimson deep in its own territory and when Gil O'Neil tried to kick out, the punt was blocked and recovered on the Harvard five. Left halfback Carl Guess took it over the very next play and Reich kicked the point--but it wasn't quite enough...