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...Harvard-Dartmouth series began in 1882, when the Crimson defeated the Indians, 4 goals and 19 touchdowns to 0. Nineteen years elapsed before the Big Green scored against a Harvard team, and it was 21 years after the opening encounter that Dartmouth finally downed a Crimson eleven...
...Harvard was on the verge of football greatness. The years intervening between the first contest with Dartmouth and the first loss to the Big Green saw the Crimson develop into one of the foremost gridiron powers in the country. Harvard-Dartmouth scores ran as follows: 29 to 0, 70 to 0, 74 to 0, 38 to 0, 43 to 0, 64 to 0, 16 to 0, 48 to 0, 16 to 0, 36 to 0, 22 to 0, 4 to 0, 13 to 0, 21 to 0, 11 to 0, 27 to 12, 16 to 6, and finally...
...scare in 1911, holding the powerful varsity to one touchdown in a 5-3 Harvard triumph. In 1911, the varsity suffered its third defeat under Haughton's coaching, as it dropped an 18-15 decision to the Carlisle Indians, led that season by the immortal Jim Thorpe. The big Indian ran well against a tough Harvard line, and drop-kicked four field goals and one conversion to give the Carlisle eleven its winning margin...
Right wing Don Betterton will lead the Big Green offense against the powerful varsity defensive unit. Betterton tallied twice in the Amherst game, breaking through one of the roughest defenses in the East. Center forward Larry Holden and twin insides Hugh and Stuart Johnson give the Indians a balanced offensive punch...
However, the Dartmouth backfield can be scored upon. The defense has yielded 15 goals in five games, and 11 in three Ivy encounters. Fullbacks David Blake and Henry Muller are big, but slow, and sophomore goalie Duke Ellington does not seem to have the necessary experience and coolness under fire...