Word: contests
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Skypeck is engaged in another battle, this one for punting honors with Penn's Hal Musick. The Cornell star is leading by a slim margin going into Thursday's contest...
...other Crimson backs, perhaps inspired by Ravenel's example, began to run with increased vigor and finesse; and suddenly there was no longer any contest. The varsity pretty much abandoned its running plays between the tackles, and concentrated on Yale's flanks, where very little resistance was encountered...
...this rancorous talk aside, the Crimson is rated a modest seven to ten point favorite in today's contest by the "experts" who determine the betting odds. This seems logical enough given the disappointing records this fall of both squads (with Yale's the more disappointing), but there are many Crimson partisans who are hoping for a much bigger margin of victory...
...CRIMSON, in sponsoring the contest, apparently misjudged the liberality of the Harvard community. The episode is now closed, but the travesty on justice which ended it will remain a dark blot on Harvard's escutcheon for years to come...
There was only one other contest, a challenge soccer game between Davenport and Winthrop. The Puritans took the traditional match...