Harvard at Columbia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 18, 1953, page 67

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  Columbia Triumphs Over Harvard, so, On Cars Pass NEW YORK, Oct. 17-Dandy Dick Carr, a refugee from Harwards backyard, threw the win ming touchdown pass to Bob Mercier and played a terrific game to lead Columbia to 60 victory over the Crimson at Baker Field today. The quarterback from Beverly, Mass, Graded a beautiful aerial into Mercier’s arms at 13:47 of the second period for the lone tally after he had intercepted Carroll Lowenstein’s pass at his At and returned it to the 80. 1t was a game of tough defenses with Columbia halting the Crimson on their three scoring threats on a pass intercepton. a goal line stand and a tumble recovery. tumble Recovered. Carr, one of iron Lions three sixty minute men. stopped the last of them in the fourth period by recovering Crimson Fullback John Culver’s tumble on the Co. lumbia four. Mercier, a fleet-footed half back from Leominster, Mass, in tercepted a Dick Clasby pass on the goal line in the first quarter and the Lions held on it’s four in the second period as the center of the line, with Max Primer backing them up, showed under Clasby on a fourth-down attempt. Columbia gained it’s fifth straight win over the Cambridge eleven and the first shutout of Harvard in 18 games with the defense set to halt the highly touted Clasby. 49,. 5 of Is AeriaIs Connect. Surging charges, backed by the sterling linebacking of Jerry Hampton, stopped Clasby for a net of seven yards rushing while the secondary limited him to three completions in II passing attempts for 40 yards. Meanwhile, Carr connected on five of Is aerials for IS yards with driving Max Primer accounting for 81 yards on the ground.

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Harvard leads 48–⁠13–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.