Danzig's confrere, Lincoln A. Werden, hailed "the emergence of Harvard as a topflight team. Entering the contest an unknown factor to most observers, the Crimson ran on its repertoire of plays with a thoroughness and efficiency sufficient to rock the Lions in the first half and then carried out its assignments of newly installed Michigan style of attack so well that it left a determined Columbia eleven for short of a cherished victory at the end.
"Evidently the spirit noted by visitors to Cambridge in the pre-season practice sessions is genuine and has filled the well-trained ball-handlers with an eagerness to put Harvard back on the football map."
Sampson Delighted
Arthur Sampsan, erstwhile publicity director for the H.A.A. was tickled to death by the showing, and let his enthusiasm run for inches of newsprint. His analysis, from the Monday Herald, in part:
"It tickled the fancy of the majority of witnesses because the ball was on the move constantly. The technically-minded, however left the Stadium picking the defensive setups employed and pointing outthat the tackling was atvaclaus. But that makes little difference. For every one of these critical fans there were dozens of gleeful patrons saying, 'What a game. Harvard finally has a team worth watching.'
"And that's true. This nineteen-forty-eight Harvard eleven is equipped with a versatile, well-conceived and explosive attack. It is inoculated with spirit and drive. It is beautifully conditioned. It is intelligently coached. It's going to be a worthy opponent for every team on its schedule."