"Bring on the Bulldogs!" shouted second-year coach Jim Byrne at the final gun. But the game had an added significance for the Kirkland eleven. The team dedicated the victory to House Superintendent Eddie Chamberlain, the squad's most loyal supporter and fervent rooter. Supt. Chamberlain is set to retire after 25 years of meritorious service to Harvard.
In other action, Quincy House drubbed winless Lowell, 21-6, behind the sterling play of John Bernlohr. Mather and Winthrop played to a scoreless tie in a 'must win' situation for both Houses. Neither did, paving the way for Kirkland's clinching.
K-House hopes to avenge last year's 15-14 loss to Yale, and will use next Wednesday's season finale against Quincy as a tune-up for their showdown in Eli land. He stands tenth on the Ivy scoring list.
Harvard's Bob McDermott is tied for the lead in scoring with Jackson and Cornell's Tim LaBeau with 30 points each.
In soccer, a pair of wins last week boosted Connecticut into first place in the New England coaches' poll. Brown (5-1-2) which was upset by Princeton last Saturday, 2-1, slipped into second place in the poll.
Bridgeport is ranked third, followed by Vermont, and Babson and Springfield (6-3) who tie for fifth. Harvard fell off the twenty-team list this week.
In the New England Water Polo Tournament at Brown last weekend, Bucknell walked away with the honors, followed by Army, Pitt, Cornell, Yale Brown, Harvard and Massachusetts.
Harvard and MIT will pool together its water polo stars this evening and take on the Brown team at 7:00 p.m. in Providence. The Cambridge all-stars will meet Claremont College of California on Sunday.
Finally, in Harvard individual football stats, Neal Miller became the 11th Crimson player to reach the 1000-yard career rushing plateau last Saturday.