Both teams had one good shot in the second quarter. A 27-yard Roberts run to. Harvard's 29 brought Columbia as close to a touchdown as it got all day. But the Lions were penalized for offsides, Jim Driscoll spilled Roberts for a loss of three, and a pass was incomplete. A seven-yard completion--Archie's first--set up a 41-yard field goal attempt by John Bashaar that fell 15 yards short.
Everybody Fumbles
Harvard's chance came when Roger Denis fumbled on the Columbia 23. Grant and Bobby Leo got Harvard its only first down of the half on the Columbia 11, but John McCluskey, who played at quarterback until the middle of the third period, missed connections on a center. Grant, running forward, accidentally kicked the ball into the line and Jack Strauch recovered for Columbia.
Roberts stayed bottled up in the second half--the Lions' penetration was to Harvard's 39--but Harvard didn't get another first down until Bilodean took over halfway through the third period. In five plays Harvard moved from its own 27 to the Columbia 30, where Bilodean called a double reverse. His pitchout to Leo was off target and bounced off the halfback's hands: Dick Flory recovered for Columbia.
Moments later a 19-yard pass to Grant and a 10-yard run by Pat Conway brought the ball to Columbia's 33. Leo went through right guard twice, getting five yards both times, but on a third try he fumbled.
Bilodeau wound up completing eight of 11 passes for 100 yards. That makes him 24 of 32 for the season, a neat 75 per cent.
Conway, with 62 yards in 10 carries, was the leading rusher; Dockery caught four passes and Grant three to top the receiving statistics.
After the game Donelli and Yovicsin met the press. Had the pass defense improved, Yovicsin was asked. "We didn't change anything," he said. "Bucknell's coach thinks he has the best ends in the East and only Massachusetts can argue with him."
"What about you?" Donelli asked, thinking of the damage Barringer and Ulcickas had done to Roberts.
"You're crazy," said Donelli.
"I won't fight him," Yovicsin said.
24,708 frozen fans filtered slowly out of Baker Field, knowing that Columbia's second loss had virtually knocked them out of the Ivy League title race. In the press box, the scout packed up and left, with a long list of Harvard names on his pad and a big question mark beside the name of Archie Roberts.