But the Crimson took the kickoff, and went 60 yards in 13 running plays: fakes, end runs, and straight bucks. Ossman scored on one of the latter at 8:23 of the second quarter.
After a stiff Crimson defense--and an opportune fumble--held the Bruins on their own 33, Bob MacConnell punted to Bill Healey on the Crimson 24. John Nichols--an outstanding performer all day--threw a key block at midfield, and Healey made it to the Brown 37.
The efficacy of Ossman's faking was very evident on the next play, when he pitched out, for the first time, to Ederer, who snaked his way to the 21, through the baffled Brown defense. Ossman powered on six of the next seven plays for the score, to give the Crimson a 21 to 7 halftime lead.
Brown rolled back early in the second half as nice running by halfback Kessaris sparked a 64-yard push. Reserve fullback Ed Lawrence finally bulled for the second score at 4:13. Pendleton again converted.
Quarterback Gill O'Neil, better known as a blocker, started the Crimson on on its way again, taking the kickoff on his 29 and ripping to the 47. Harvard kept right on moving, mostly on the ground, although Ederer flipped once to Clasby for 13 and Ossman compounded his fake by pretending to pitch out, then passing over the line for 12 more. Ossman utilized a straight buck at 11:07 to score the touchdown which broke Bruno's back. The Bruins were able to score early in the fourth quarter, mostly using a clever optional pitchout. Leone would circle end, waiting to see if the defensive end moved up to meet him. If so, he would flip to the trailing halfback. If the end hung back, Leone would keep the ball and run. This continued until Leone sneaked over from the two-yard line, but Brown was still not in the ball game although it trailed by only seven points.
Blitz Shows Well
Less faking, more speed and drive, highlighted the final Crimson march, which started on the Harvard 36 and ended with Ossman's pleasantly surprising sprint into the end zone at 8:31.
Then Jordan put in the second team. But with fullback Jerry Blitz faking and running as well as Ossman, the Crimson boomed to the five, only to fumble. The locals retrieved the ball with a minute left, and almost scored when Brian Reynolds passed to Hardy Cox on the final play. But Cox was dropped on the 12, and the Crimson had to settle for an abundantly satisfactory 34 points.