Brown at Harvard

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  Evening star, November 15, 1953, page 65

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  Harvard Is Pressed To Halt Brown Drive For 27–⁠2O Triumph CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. IA. Harvard built a three-touchdown lead against Brown and then STAYED off the aroused Bruins for a 27–⁠20 triumph today before 20,500 fans in Harward Stadium. Spanked by its ailing captain, Halfback Dick Clasby, Harvard took a 27–⁠7 lead after three pc riods on two touchdowns by Halfback Bob Cowles and one each by Fullback John Culver and Quarterback Joe Conzelman. Then Browns improving young team-paced by the pass ing Of Quarterback Pete Kohut and the running of Don Thompson-threw a scare into the Crimson by scoring twice within six minutes. Kohut scooted five yards for the first of these to cap a As yard aerial drive. Then he tossed Vineyard scoring pass to End Pete Bartuska. Harvard was quickly in trouble again when – with five min utes left-Brown’s Tackle John O’Brien blocked Clasby’s punt and End Harry Josephson recovered on the Harvard II. Harvard finally held for downs a foot from the goal as Bruin Halfback Everett Pearson was piled up on a fourth down smash at the middle. Kohut the Ivy Leagues second-ranked passer – opened the Brown scoring in the third quarter on a one-yard sneak after a 56-yard drive. RrGwn RspSard 9 9 . iSS-Ss99 Brown scoring: Touchdowns--‘Kohut (2l Bartuska. Conversions--Haverty (2). Harvard scoring: Touchdowns--Cowles (2). Conzelm an. Culver. Conversions Ross (2), Lowenstein.

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.