Word: crimson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...varsity basketball team, after suppressing an early Tufts threat, coasted to a 75-66 victory last night at the IAB, its fifth against one loss. The Crimson, dominating both backboards, out-scrapped the Jumbos, who never led after the 5:15 mark...
...scored their team's first eight points, the varsity tied the score on a layup by Bob Bowditch, then went ahead to stay on a free threw by Bry Danner. Two of the visitors' top scorers were burdened with three personal fouls early in the contest helping the Crimson to maintain a lead of between four and fourteen points...
After the six-minute mark, the Crimson consistently gave away one bucket for two, including eight points by Borchard and six by Cuffe, and with 14 minutes gone, they led, 27 to 18, and Tufts called time-out. After two baskets, one a pretty spinning jumper from the keyhole by Ide, the Jumbos' 6 ft., 6 in. center, the Crimson's lead was shaved to 28 to 22. But a long jumper by Donahue and two free throws by Danner raised the margin...
Frank Yeomans took the dash in 4.8, and Pat Liles turned in a fine 1:15.3 clocking to win the 600, for two more Crimson firsts. In a race of teammates, the varsity's Gus Schumacher edged Art Cahn in a close 2:19.3 1000. Mark Mullin ran his old nemesis Art Freeman into the ground to take the mile, and Greg Baldwin added five points in the two-mile. Bob Downs won the broad jump, and the Crimson totaled 10 points in the relays...
...Yardlings took the freshman meet 56 3/4 to 52 1/4 when B.U. had to forfeit the climatic two-mile relay. Covering the 600 in 1:15.6, the Crimson's Lowell Davidson set up new freshman Cage and meet records...