Harriers Win Handily; Bucknell Grid Foe

Game Time: 2 p.m.

Harvard puts a seven game non-Ivy winning streak on the line this afternoon at the Stadium when it comes up against the wide-open attack of Bucknell--the last non-Ivy to beat a John Yovicsin team.

After pulling out a 27-20 victory over Holy Cross last weekend, Harvard now faces a similar team in Bucknell.

The Bisons boast one of the top quarterbacks in the East, captain Sam Havrilak, most valuable player in the Middle Atlantic Conference last year as a junior and the drawing card for three pro scouts who will be in the Harvard stands today.

Havrilak, a strong roll-out, bootleg, running quarterback who led Bucknell in both passing and rushing last year, has completed 12 of 29 passes in two games this fall. Havrilak's backfield mates, Dave Vassar and Bill Bair, balance his outside running with a quick inside attack.

The Crimson defense will depend on the linebackers' ability to contain Havrilak on the run and still guard against the dangerous short pass to his backs. The experienced defenders, left linebacker Gerry Marino and cornerback Mike Ananis, have recovered sufficiently from earlier injuries to play when needed, but Yovicsin intends to hold them out of the starting line-up.

Harvard still has not shaken the injury jinx: senior end Pete Hall and Ananis's replacements. Jim Higgins and Neil Hurley, will all be sidelined.

If the Crimson defense has to worry about Havrilak, though, the Bisons will find an equally tough problem in stopping Harvard's varied--and now, at last, healthy--attack. George Lalich--the newest of the new household words--will lead the aerial show, supported on the ground by senior captain Vic Gatto and junior Ray Hornblower.

Freeman Returns

Starting sophomore end Bruce Freeman has recovered from a virus and will hold down the right end spot. Yovvy also expects Richie Szaro to return and give the backfield more depth.

The coaches have spent the last week of practice bolstering a rushing attack which could manage only 117 yards against Holy Cross compared to 182 yards in the air.

The key to the Crimson's offense is the blocking and pass protection of the interior line. "Our success will depend on how much growth we have had in our offensive line in the past week," Yovicsin said yesterday. "If we can give Lalich time to throw we'll be okay."

Many Receivers

If Lalich does get time to throw, he will find more than enough receivers. Mammoth Pete Varney, 6'2 and 245 pounds, who garnered Eastern Sophomore of the Week honors with seven catches for 89 yards against Holy Cross, leads the list. But if Varney is double covered as is expected, Lalich will still have Freeman, Gatto, and Hornblower for targets.

Against Holy Cross, Harvard alternated between quarters that were great and terrible. Today Yovicsin will be working to bring consistency to the Crimson's game, mostly through a more balanced attack.

Bucknell brings a 1-1 record to the Stadium, having dumped Davidson 22-13 in its opener and losing to Penn 27-10 last week in a game that saw the Bisons fumble away the ball three times inside the Penn ten yard line.