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Part Wit Wf0f ii mifanf SUNDAY DECEMBER 1, 1963 TTDCIDirtt. TUne 3M Automotive Financial Willi Malice Toward lone By BILL LEE Sports Editor Yale Stuns Harvard in Bowl, 20 to 6 Indians5 Late Rally Beats Tigers 22-21 MEW HAVEN Yale had beaten Harvard, quite unexpectedly, and in Lapham Field House afterwards the coaches, John Elis Ruin Title Bid Of Cantabs Control of Ball Vital in Victory With so much at stake, this Steinhauser, the Dartmouth line was a fitting climax to a great backer, who returned to the 31. By FRANK KEYES Courant Sports Writer PRINCETON, N.J.-The clos- i -1 1 season in the ancient order lTu Udnd Pont of Yale and Harvard's John Yovicsin, faced a horde of football writers. "Just to get the interrogation started, Coach Pont, was there anything that could be called a turning point in Yate's favor?" a Boston writer asked. "Quite possibly it was the way we came back after fumbling twice," Pont answered.

"We didn't blow up after these early mistakes nor after Harvard scored that early touchdown. Then, when Bill Henderson gave us that big runback of the following kickoff, I think it picked us up. I would think that is where the game may have turned." Yale had fumbled twice, right off the reel, then saved itself on an interception and a staunch defensive stand before Harvard niin a uiin ueeiman consumed Col idle 111 iiic jvwug puwiwupp cigllL. uuuuug, auapcuaci Ul history of the Ivy League wound struggle dominated by first onejf rQS.l ine inr.ee. anQ Mcbean up in a tie Saturday when, then the other and apparently narhnnnth tpH Station-'nt nf rtarmnnth'.

rn with "Ce the clubs SWltchpd ds, By BILL NEWELL Courant Sports Writer. NEW HAVEN Playing as if it owned the football, which it did. Yale knocked Harvard imp DeinnntAn's 4ii.m 4a it i. vA 1.. Ir.

and eked i.fi it naj i i iiliciuil a tui lu UUI1U- al fourth quarter rally out a 22-21 victory over Princeton before 35,000 well bundled spectators. smack out of an Ivy League championship this cold, blus Nearly all of the excitement Inh ne came after a first half ut the Tl8; stalemate in which the Indians1 f.f? Punt from the hills of New Hamp-; I VI shire dominated play in the firsts. h. 2 buckln8 The victory, by tne closest tery Saturday afternoon and of margins, was attained when ruined the collegiate gridiron careers of 17 Camhrdee sen nPrinH anH Hip Tiwra in thP uvel 11 UI" lwo dms awav- fvl --ow- second. Princeton all but broke the i v.

Jit-' rA 9. 'u 1 i game wide open in a lusty third period display of old fashioned raw power from its the Indians, on instructions from the bench, went for two points after their second touchdown and Tom Spangenberg, a Darien, senior, rushed the necessary three yards. As a result Dartmouth and Princeton share the title which Dartmouth won outright a year ago. However both clubs had to sweat out the Yale Harvard single wingback formation Tigers Passed Twice Princeton, which plays the style of ball grandfathers recall so well, attempted only two passes in the entire game. The second was incomplete on the final play, actually after time ran out.

The first was less successful, Quickly, following a poor punt scored 25 seconds before the end of the first quarter. Still in this opening period, Henderson had fumbled Harvard's kickoff, scooped it up deep in the end zone and daringly ran it 78 electrifying yards down-field before the Crimson's Ken Boyda overhauled him at the Cantab 21 just when he was ready to go all the way for a new Bowl runback record. "Bill just ran out of stream," Pont explained. "He had run another kickoff back remember and it had to be done over again because Harvard was off side. By that time, Bill just didn't have enough left to go all the way." He might have added that the long runback was against a strong wind.

They asked Pont if on this kickoff runback anything dif uy led tneld, the Tigers drove 40 yards in nine plays with Iacavazzi and Hugh McMillan doing all the carrying. McMil t-Z- Mv.A: 1 it came after the Tigers had lan got the last yard to erect result for 30 minutes before the stopped a Dartmouth drive by a 14-7 lead. iors with a 20-fi upset. The 80th chapter of THE GAME, one of the nation's oldest, rivalries, was viewed by an estimated 51,000 persons in the bowl and many more on regional television. The fact that the game was televised did not meet with the complete approval of those present however, for many made vocal their annoyance at repeated time outs for video advertising.

Harvard entered the contest, postponed one week because of the death of President Kennedy with a golden chance to capture both the Ivv and Big Three titles. In addition. Crimson seniors were looking to complete their tenure at Harvard without ever losing to Yale. A tremendous exhibition of news of the Eli victory was re- recovering John McLeans fum Another poor Dunt off the fumble at the 26. On second down Don McKay aimed for Bob Keyes but instead hit Milt ceived.

A Harvard win would have sent the championship to Cambridge. JOHN PONT ferent in the way of blocking helped break Henderson loose. "Not a thing," Pont snapped. "It was a runback up the middle behind what we call wave blocking." LED TO YALE TD: Bill Henderson, Yale halfback, was the big noise from Winnetka when he took the kickoff on the goal line following Harvard's go-ahead TD near the end of the first quarter and ran the ball back to the Harvard 21, where he is shown here being forced out of bounds by Ken Boyda. Three plays later, Yale scored the tieing TD (Courant Photo by Art Warmsley).

Yale Defense Prevails Over Harvard and 'TV side of Friel's foot carried only seven yards to the Princeton 35 and the Tigers poured through the Indian defense in another sustained drive. It seemed contained when both Tom Parkinson and Creel-man had McMillan trapped and in their graps behind the line, but he shook loose from both and sprinted 13 yards for the third bengal tally. But the 21-7 advantage was not enough. A fine kickoff return of 21 yards and a 33-yard dash on an inside reverse by Spangenberg put the Indians back in business. Spangenburg Scores Dartmouth had reached the hall control and a tenacious defense bulldoggish, in fact instead carried Yale to its most satisfying triumph in several years, one that landed it back in the Ivy's unper bracket in YOVICSIN WAS NOT SURPRISED The happy Eli coach said Brian Rapp, his quarterback, had called an outstanding game.

"In the first half we decided to run right at them, but in the second Brian switched and kept Harvard guessing. Chuck Mercein did a beautiful job and our guards blocked superbly for our inside plays." Now the writers turned to Yovicsin and asked if the Bulldog had surprised him. "No sir," the Harvard coach replied quickly. "We knew in August this was a strong Yale team. We knew these boys were good last season.

I picked them for the Ivy League first division. ahead by 7 to 6 in the second By BILL LEE Courant Sports Editor iquarter. A Yaie team mai A1i told Yale held the HAVEN A Yale de- seemed to have the Johnnies ball for 70 plays to 58 for Har- end of thp fense that forced Harvard away on the run snapped out of its yard, and tnis was an extreme. C11U Ul UIC; Itf imnnrfant fartnr TVo TT1 is Tiger 15 by the quarter and Spangenburg com-1 from its strongest attacking jhu die An o.ncial stepped in statmg inside power' pleted the march by scoring on weapon gave the underdog Ellw and blew his whjstle. He tap-iattack clickcd off 6, the fourth play of the final a surprising 20 to 6 football n(lf4 hi.

nwn rhps fl niain sien John did a good job of bringing them along week by week. They just outplayed us. They went after us a little more than we period, a two-yard cutback in- triumph over i supposedly Har- Ms wag Qne, several' the way and th'us committed to side tackle. vard team in the biting cold of commercials allowed TV rap on'y times wl1lle Saturday hi Not even interruptions at the sponsors' products. Then came the decisive play of the afternoon, the rush for the two points with Tom successful on the identical play that provided the touchdown.

Next came the dramatic climax with the pendulum swinging first in Dartmouth's tical points of commanding tele-j Yale, for the time being, was. Harvard got the jump with vision people could prevail istopped cold 3 first riod score on a dazz. against an aroused Blue team, A lmle Yae held and run hook from that seemed to want the victory jdowns and Randy Egloff tore Quarterback Mike Bassett to more than Harvard. joff six yardgi Yale was moving, swift halfback 'Scott Harshbarg- The old axiom stood up. Make; hnt fln nffjrja Sf0nned cr ua rnnh inhn 1 Hi) ilttli i 1 1 urn Trt' favor then to Princeton a luiiiiiiig icdiu pass mu jy" them with a time out for tele- young men been able to hold The big break came when have them beaten.

That is the vision. This time the Yale stands boo- to this lead, they would have left the field a couple of hours way it goes. Yale stopped Har the Tigers were forced to punt from their own 32. Center Bill vard's running and forced the ed, but the players said nothing later as Ivy champions. u-anos snap was low to ao someuung adin the coacheg djd not com.i DoWn in Princeton, N.

bounced away from Pete Rilev. their gram go into the air the punter, who finally covered; and attack with the forward nave been informed the king-1 to edge the Tigers 22-21, thus the ball at the 21 but it be-pass. When that happened, Har- sjzed jncome from thjs undated paying the way or lhe Cantabs, longed to Dartmouth. I vard lost the fearsome look it phase of electronics. The deays who were quite wiling to g0 Parkinson, Spangenburg and had when its lightning fast pow- mj ht have cooied a hot YaIe for it but couidn-t budget stub- UP AND OVER: Princeton's Cosmo Iacavazzi leaps over pile of players to score against Dartmouth from two yards out in second period of game at Palmer Stadium (AP Spp Darlhrnnufh.

PaP fnl "Lj am, dui as lurneu oui, uiey oorn raie. -a- narvaru leiuuianiiy wciu Ac a rpsulf riarfmniith anH did not. into tne air dui mere was no conversation Explained 'Princeton emerged from one of coyness about the old rivals Pont explained tnat his confer. the widfist and most unpredict. business departments Peking ence with an officia, at the side-, able races in league history up the rich checks that tele-(Hne jn the first ha had to do ag co.cnampjons.

vision paid for the right toiWith malfin th. 1imnirp Im.i Hararj vats nn tho Holy Cross Upsets BC, 9-0 broadcast the hallowed Yale- jr.tnnj Va1p was rallina Hp. in the nnpnino mimitp nf ao. drama to unfold came in final center, the ball skidding off game on an Eastern fensjve signals in order to com-Jtion but the Elis wriggled away, minute of the first Quarter when 1 outstretched hands out of bat Harvard's sweeps and flare Fullback Chuck Mercein .1 went after them." 'BRIAN HAD A HOT HAND' Both coaches agreed that Brian Rapp had excelled as Yale field general. Brian ran as never before and directed the team with the quick thinking of a mature pro.

"It's no reflection on Tone Grant (No. 2 quarterback) that he didn't play," Pont explained. "Rapp had a hot hand and we had to let him keep playing it. Qur first string men on the whole went longer than in any game this season. We just made up our minds that if we were going to be beaten, -we'd get licked with our best." Yovicsin nodded agreement.

"Yes, you've got to stick with your best engineer." Pont pointed out that the Yale end play was particularly good and that it had to be in order to stop Bassett's power sweeps. He said he thought Harvard ran a power sweep as good as he had ever seen it run. Yovicsin interjected the belief that the Yale linebackers had done a great job. "They were in our hair all afternoon," he said. RAPP KEPT IT ON THE GROUND Pont said Yale had started the game expecting to pass.

"Then the ball started moving on the ground and Rapp kept it "there," the coach elaborated. "Brian had the light. The ground game worked because our guards, Charley Benoit and Ralph Vandeersloot, did such a great job of sustaining blocks on their opposite numbers until the ball carrier reached the line of scrimmage." That's the way the game was won. The Blue team, handicapped by lack of outside speed, ground it out for one first down after another that kept the ball out of Harvard's dangerous hands and gave the Elis many more rushes than the Johnnies were able to count. Every time Harvard had the ball, Yale adherents went into spasms of fearful expectation, but the grinding Yale ground offensive ate up the clock while Harvard coveted but could not regain the football.

YOVICSIN REACHES FOR NO EXCUSES It was also revealed that Brian Rapp has had a very sore right hand for ten days. "Brian won a $3,500 scholarship for graduate study at Cambridge and that deserved our congratulations," Pont said, "but when I tried to shake his hand he winced and pulled it away." Yovicsin, the unhappy coach, was asked if the week's delay caused by the assassination or President Kennedy had affected his team. "If we had won I'd say not at all but since we lost I suppose I have to think so," Yovicsin replied. "To give an honest answer to your question, I will say that I do not like open dates and hope we never.have another. Like all of you, I hope we never have a postponement caused by anything as tragic as that which happened last week." A sorrowing gentleman, but a gentleman under the cruel disappointment none the less, Yovicsin reached for no excuses.

"Yale beat our defense which Is our strongest point and their own defense stopped our running enough to hurt," Yovicsin said. By JIMMY CUNAVALIS Courant Sports Writer WORCESTER, Mass. Pow pnrt 7nno fnr turn Hnlv Once 1 InlS CUVOrCe irom nassps from a man-in-motion rumniea on me came tirsi passes from bllU UU1IV AiWA HP VUO a series the Purple scored an automatic i covered tradition of ninniner nJav ann tarlflP Jpff points Captain Jon Morris rivaled.1"3! began in 1875 couId have "As long as we didn't do any- Prochop recovered for Harv- safety worth two points without touching the ball. ered -by former Hartford resident Jim Marcellino, an incensed Holy Cross Eleven stunned heavily favored Boston Marrellinn in vietnrv cnntrihn- uiM die thing to break up Harvard's ard on the Eli 26. A minute Television Stops Elis cadence, we were entitled to call later, sterling Hale defensive Steve Murray, BC punter tjon -p.

ppnter frnm chew standing in his own end zone, See YALE, Page 3, Col. 2 See JIM, Page 5, Col. 4 coming from behind and going See YALE, Page 4, Col. 6 failed to hold a high pass from IKrf ''WPlJV; L'JUb'. "1'Z, College 9-0 this frigid Saturday, Hitting like a miniature tiger tank, the 195-pound halfback stormed for gain after gain against the facing Eagles and scored the Purple's touchdown.

Marcellino, now a resident of Milton, produced the six points on a three yard smash midway in the final period. This sealed the doom of the visitors who entered battle with a 6-2 mark, to a lowly 1-6-1 record for the Crusaders. Marcellino's pile driving maneuvers must have reminded veteran onlookers in the wind raked Fitton Field throng of 25,000 of Wild Bill Osmanski, Crusader great of prewar years. For his superb showing, Marcellino, who gained 128 of the 161 yards Holy Cross netted on the ground, won the Eddie O'Melia Trophy, awarded annually to this game's out- played at Central Michigan College. Beach probably will be used in Shorter's place in running back kicks and will remain on the team for the remainder of the season.

standing player, The magnitude of the upset registered by Coach Eddie Anderson's eleven approached the even greater shocker registered in 1942 by Holy Cross. That vm vrAl- -Y, A. rie Live Sports On the Air Ask Waivers CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns asked waivers Saturday on injured Jim Shorter, kickoff and punt return specialist, and activated Walter Beach from their reserve squad for Sunday's National Football League game in St. Louis. Shorter suffered a pulled leg muscle at Thursday's practice and it became apparent to Coach Blanton Collier he would not be able to run at full speed.

Beach, who came to the Browns as a free agent, is a eedy defensive back who year the Crusaders, Jed by Johnny Grigas, overwhelmed an unbeaten, nation's top ranked Boston College eleven, 55-12. The Crusaders, fired up despite arctic like 38 degrees west tnrnaA iha Kroolf an1 Football! Giants vs. Dallas 2:30 P.M. Ch. 3,12 2:30 P.M.

WTIC 1080 Boston vs. Houston 3:30 P.M. Ch. 8, 20, 40 Beizer, former Loomis star. Yale was never behind after Mercein's extra point kick put them in the lead, 7-6 (Courant sequence Photos by Art Warmsley).

like most Cinderella victors, received more than a few smiles from Lady Luck. Dramatic Opening Score Distinct evidence of the YALE GOES AHEAD TO STAY: Jim Groninger (22), left photo, takes hand off from Brian Rapp on the Harvard 5 yard line. In the center picture he picks his hole on the right side of the Harvard line, and in the last picture he is being tackled as he goes over the goal line by Hartford's Richard.