Word: bruin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...getting a long-delayed chance to exercise his considerable talents. Last year at Brown he tried repeatedly to interest Sports Illustrated in Bruin quarterback Frank Finney, only to be told, "It's hard to do business with S.I. at Brown--you ought to be at Harvard or Yale." This fall, he triumphantly wired the magazine: "Well, here...
...game was marred by frankly partisan officiating. Two Rhode Island referees, who consistently amazed the large homecoming crowd by shouting "our ball" when Brown had possession, also alerted the Bruin goalie when a Crimson threat was brewing, and made several questionable calls...
...blatantly erroneous hands penalty on Keyes gave Brown its only tally and pulled the Bruins within reach of the varsity, 2 to 1. When Keyes blocked a Bruin pass with his chest, the referee, standing directly behind him, called hands. The penalty was so preposterous that any sort of protest was obviously useless. Brown halfback Pat Jones then scored on a beautiful penalty kick into the upper right-hand corner of the Crimson goal...
After the 21-21 tie in 1954, Brown triumphed, 14 to 6, in 1955, and 21 to 12, in 1956. In 1957, Harvard absorbed its worst licking at the hands of a Bruin eleven. Behind quarterbacks Frank Finney and Nick Pannes, today's starter, Brown scored early and often against an outclassed and injury-ridden Crimson eleven. The final score was Brown 33, Harvard...
...games in the series; Brown has won 14, and two have been tied. Today, the varsity will be doubly determined, since two matters are at stake. In the first place, the Crimson must beat Brown to stay in the Ivy League race. A more galling consideration is the longtime Bruin domination. This, in the eyes of Harvard followers, has gone just about far enough...