The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-27
GREAT DEFENSE
 GETS SCORELESS TIE WITH NAVY
Sailors Were Al Choice; "All So Complicated"
 Says 'Swede' Larson
BY TOM WOMAN

(Unlted Press Staff COEregponaentl
 Boston, oct. 2T.--(UP)-A single victory in four starts isn't much or . record, but 1t fails to tell the story of Harvard, c spirited team of iron men, and one of the tightest ue- fensive units in the east.
 Tn the past three weeks against as strong opposition as the east has to offer, HarvardS senior studded line hasn't allowed 6 touchdown by rushing. The only touchdown against the Crimson in that stretch was fashioned by Cornell on . couple of first-period forward passes.
 Harvard definitely stamped itself as a giant-killer Saturday by gatHl- ing a % tie with potent Navy to Spoil the midshipme1's perfect rec ord with the most vicious display of tackling seen at Harvard stadium m recent years.
 1t wasn't the familiar case ot c team being keyed for one game either for the previous week Har- yard had tlmbled Dartmouth, m odds-on favorite, from the ranks of the unbeaten by c 7.0 score.
 Navy, a Al choice with profess sional bookmakers, entered the game with four straight wins and its goal uncroesed, but it failed to reckon with the 1nasterful defensive Stra- tegy of that gridiron magacian, Coach Dick Harlow. ,.
 Tt was all so complicated" moaned Navy Coach Swede Larson after the game. T don't think we'll be sure what happened until we see the movies of the game"
 Commented Gene F1athmann rated one of the nations best tackles --"It was enough to drive a man crazy. You'd look quick and the Harvard man would be there. You'd look again and he'd be over on the other side. You'd look . third time and, doggcne 1t, he wasn't even m sight,"
 Paced by five linemen who played more than three quarters of the game, Harvard limited Navy, which had scored l20 points, to one slls. tained march of GO yards ana tackled so hard that the future ad- mirals committed seven fumhles, five by Barnacie Bill Busik, an ale America candidate who proved just another llalfback. And his back field mates weren't any more Stic- cessful against the swift charges oS guards Chub Peabody and Dick 2fister, whom Navy Coach Larson termed magnificent.
 To really rub it in, Harvard had the best scoring chance, recovering Busik tumble on c punt reception and promptly pounding out 3 first down only to have questionable play | calling terminate its bid two scant yards from touchdown.
 C0mebacks
 Boston College rebounded with l4-6 triumph over Georgetown after handing the Hoyas 6 gift touchdown in the first three minutes. Dart mouth surged back from its Har' ward defeat by marching 02 yards to score fourth period touchdown for a 7-O win over Yase.
 In ether major battles involving New England teams, Holy Gross pounded out c 13-0 decision over New York University on twin taliea by Joe Boratyn, and Brown trou1ceo Lafayette, l3-0.
 Harvard will be favored for the first time this season in its visit tc Princeton this Saturday. Top game in New England will be Boston Col leee's clash with undefeated Temple Tn other games, Brown (4-O meen vale (i-3) at New Haven, Conn. :; Dartmouth (4-i) opposes William z. Mary (5-l) ct Hanover, N. H., ano and Holy Gross 3-O travels against colgate 2-S).