Cagers Score Wins Over Cornell and Columbia

A fourteen point scoring blitz in the waning moments of the game lifted Harvard to an 80-77 victory over Columbia Saturday and completed a two-game road sweep. The Crimson handily defeated Cornell 80-67 in Ithaca on Friday night.

With a little less than four minutes left in the game with Columbia, the Lions pulled out to a 77-66 lead on a field goal but these were to be the last points of the evening for Columbia.

Senior forward Arnie Needleman put Harvard ahead to stay on a lay-up with 30 seconds remaining. Jonas Honick iced the win with two free throws with two seconds left in the contest.

Captain Lou Silver put on his usual sterling performance as he connected for 19 points and gathered in 18 rebounds, both game highs for the Crimson. Senior guard Mike Griffin scored 17 points in the contest and junior Bill Carey added 11 more.

Hlnes Sparkles

Seven straight points by sophomore Doc Hines wiped out a five point Cornell lead fate in the first half Friday night and sparked the Crimson to a 80-67 win.

Harvard was up by eight points at halftime and increased its lead in the second half as it was paced by 14 points apiece by Silver and towering (6-9) sophomore Brian Banks. Silver minded the backboards as he gathered in 15 rebounds for the Crimson.

The two Ivy wins pulled Harvard's league record up to 3-2 and 6-9 overall. Penn which beat Brown 72-67 on Friday and Princeton, which lost to Brown 62-61 on Saturday are tied for first place in the Ivies. Both have 4-1 Ivy records. The Crimson has two important games at home this weekend with Yale on Friday night and Brown on Saturday night Brown must win the game to maintain title hopes.