Bullpups Pin 24-22 Defeat On Harvard

In a remarkable foreshadowing of THE Game, the Harvard freshmen rallied from a 24-14 deficit against their Yale counterparts Friday afternoon in New Haven only to bobble away a shot at victory in the closing seconds as the Elis eked out a 24-22 triumph.

With 28 seconds remaining, much-heralded Polish import Richie Szaro lined up for a soccer-style 28-yard field goal attempt. The pass from center was slightly off its mark, and by the time holder Tim Carlson got the ball down, Eli Bob Seiferth had cracked through to block the kick.

Ironically enough, it was Szaro who put Harvard in position to try the final kick. After Fred Martucci picked off a Yale pass midway through the fourth period, Szaro rambled 37 yards for a touchdown to narrow the gap to 24-20.

Then as the 3000 Blue partisans chewed their freezing fingernails, Crimson quarterback Bill Kelly niftily faked fullback Pete Varney into the line and then knifed off tackle himself for the two point conversion.

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The teams exchanged series of downs and then Yale punted to Harvard 77 yards from the Eli goal. An offside penalty put the ball at the 28, and then Kelly broke loose on a 28-yard jaunt to the Yale 44. Szaro sliced to the 37 and the bull-like Varney trundled to the 23. With time running out, Szaro swept right end to the 11 where Harvard elected to try the ill-fated field goal.

Until Szaro recovered from an early-game shoulder injury, Varney had been the Harvard standout. Playing both ways, the 230-pounder excelled as a linebacker and gained 149 yards on 18 rushes, including a bruising 40-yard touchdown run on the last play of the first quarter. Paul Masaracchio threw a key block for Varney en route to the goal line.

Yale erased the 7-0 deficit when talented quarterback Kurt Schmoke threw a 55 yard TD pass to end Jim Shaw and pint-sized place-kicker Harry Klebanoff converted to tie the score.

Tit for Tat

Both teams scored in the closing minutes of the half. Harvard took the lead when Kelly climaxed a 45-yard drive with a five-yard scamper around the end. Yale evened the count as Schmoke drilled a short pass to slippery halfback Bernie Sowley to gain a half time tie.

In the second half, the slick Sowley made a couple of acrobatic receptions, the first setting up a 36-yard Klebanoff field goal. Midway through the fourth period, Yale notched its final score on Ron Kell's one-yard burst. Sowley turned in a key 24-yard one-handed reception in that drive to put the ball at the Harvard 16.