They were men without arms. They carried the ball without arms (five fumbles). They tried a passing game without arms (two for twelve). Worst of all, they tackled without arms.

They lost center Paul O'Brien and tackle Dick Guidera for at least a week. They lost Captain Ken O'Donnell for the rest of the season. And they lost to Princeton, 47 to 7.

One man, with very little help, made it look like a contest for the first half. Hal Moffile personally escaped the laying on of hands of over half the Princeton team and ran 77 yards for Harvard's first and only touchdown.

By this act, he not only kept the halftime score down to a respectable 13 to 7 beating, but also accounted for exactly one-half of the Crimson's total yardage for the entire game.

Weaknesses Showed from Start

But the weakness, the men without arms, was there all the time. Princeton backs John Weber, Val Wagner, and George Sella consistently slipped out of the grasp of potential tacklers to pick up unearned yardage. Take away center-backerup Bill Hickey and it easily might have been a walk-away for the Tigers at the half-time gun.

Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright

The men with the arms--you could tell them because they were black with orange stripes--got their just deserts in the third period. They ran every play from scrimmage, except one, in the first 14 minutes of the quarter.

As one-sided as the third period was, it cannot be attributed simply to bad breaks for the Crimson. The first break, in fact, was Harvard's, when tackle Chief Bender intercepted a partially blocked Princeton pass on the Tiger's 17-yard line. But Bender's attempted lateral was pounced on by the Tigers, and from then on it was Princeton all the way.

Fumbles, Interceptions

The five fumbles, two interceptions, and a pass defense that left the Harvard secondary about as well-covered as Sally Rand didn't help matters; but it was Princeton's alert football which capitalized on these breaks and snowed under the Crimson.

Next Saturday, Harvard meets Brown, winner of six straight games, including a 23 to 20 victory or Princeton.