Word: contest
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Yale coach Jordan Olivar started this wrangling by complaining that Princeton had deliberately run up the score, in defeating his team, 50-14, last weekend. Dick Colman, the Princeton coach, therupon produced some elaborate statistics to show how little the first Tiger team had played in the contest, and graciously asserted that "we could have put in our freshman 'B-squad' and still torn them apart." Understandably, this remark did not set too well down at New Haven...
Three weeks ago, no one figured today's game to be any kind of a contest. Yale had lost its first two Ivy starts to teams the varsity had beaten, its forward line was not scoring, and its defense was porous. Since then, the Elis have made a remarkable improvement. They beat Penn, 1 to 0, and lost to Princeton, 3 to 2, in overtime. (The varsity tied Penn and lost to the Tigers...
Adams' soccer team, riding the crest of 12 straight shutouts in intramural play, will face Peirson with Dale Bower in the goal. A strong defense allows the aggregation to build up an early lead and sit tight for the rest of the contest...
...first Ivy contest for the varsity will be on Jan. 5, at Providence against Brown. Before Christmas vacation, the squad will play six non-League games...
...Crimson side, of course, it will take very little to remind the varsity that Saturday's contest is something more than just another game. The effect of three straight clawings by the bulldogs should be sufficient, and the varsity eleven will be at close to top physical shape, with only Tom Lawson on the disabled list...