The Tufts booters stymied the Crimson scoring machine and stunned Harvard, New England's fourth-ranked squad, 3-1, at the Business School field yesterday.

Lyman Bullard, who had scored all eight Crimson goals in its last four victories, was continually harrassed by the Tufts fullbacks. He managed only five shots and failed to beat Jumbo netminder Dexter Legg.

"We knew stopping Bullard was the key to the game since he has been really hot lately," Tufts coach Jerry Clinton said. "So we shadowed him with zone and made sure that one man was always on him."

Meanwhile Jumbo striker Jan Pandecki was taking charge of the offensive phase of the game. He tallied twice to assure Tufts of its eighth triumph against three setbacks and a tie.

At the outset of the contest the Jumbos passed well and penned Harvard in its own end. The constant pressure sparked Pandecki's first tally at 17:15. He took a pass from forward Andres Drobney and threaded the ball through defenders Bob Thompson and Ralph Booth into the lower lefthand corner past the outstretched arms of goalie Ben Bryan.

Instant Response

The Crimson responded immediately as it mounted a swarming attack. Art Faden booted a corner kick in front of the Jumbo goal and Bullard popped the ball into the air. Eric Zager was stationed perfectly and he slammed it into the net at 22:25 to knot the game at one apiece.

Harvard continued its flurry as Zager narrowly missed a second goal in an attempt to put the Crimson on top. Minutes later Steve Hines rifled a shot, but goalie Legg kicked it away with a dazzling save.

Harvard dominated the rest of the half as it outshot the Jumbos, 14-8. But it could not convert its opportunities, and the half ended in a deadlock.

"The first half really hurt," coach George Ford said. "We outplayed them but we couldn't score. Their goalie was tough."

Sloppy Passing

Sloppy passing marred the opening of the second half as neither team could sustain much of a threat. Both teams were flat and the ball changed hands repeatedly.

The Crimson received its best scoring chance of the half at ten minutes. Chris Saunders headed the ball to Leroy Thompson ten yards in front of the Tufts goal. Thompson had half of an empty net, but he fanned as the ball hopped over his leg.

The Jumbos took control and the ball spent much of its time in the Crimson end. But Ralph Booth and Jeff Hargadon played gritty defense and thwarted the potentially dangerous Jumbo assaults.

Finally the Tufts offense clicked behind the excellent mid-field passing of halfbacks Owen Hart and Pat Sullivan. They adroitly carried the ball up the field where Fred Sanchez took a feed from Sullivan and rolled it by Bryan from 15 yards out on a short angle. With twenty minutes remaining in the game, Tufts led, 2-1.