Word: crimsons
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...junior varsity football squad preserved its unbeaten record yesterday by defeating Dartmouth, 7 to 6. The game marked the Crimson's Ivy League opener...
...Crimson ends Gerald Jordon and Paul Kirk led the passing offense. Quarterback Tom Boone made a spectacular catch in which he juggled the ball in the air and leaped to pull it down in the midst of several opponents...
Dartmouth made its score late in the third period, capitalizing on a fumbled kick at Harvard's 25. Although the kick was forced by a strong defensive stand, the Crimson line was unable to prevent John Appleford from going for a touchdown on the next play...
Just as it seemed all too certain that the varsity would have to settle for its fourth tie in eight games, the Crimson left halfback broke the game wide open. After 15 minutes of the fourth period with the game deadlocked and both teams tiring, a Dartmouth violation deep in its own territory set up the free kick. McCall got ready, seemed to look around for a place to pass, and then suddenly fired a bullet shot over the heads of his teammates and past goalie Dick Ellington, who lunged for the ball in vain...
...goal removed the disappointment of previous exasperating misses by Crimson attackers and ruined the Big Green's hopes for an upset Ivy League win. The Indian's offense lived up to all expectations by jumping to a quick lead at 5:13 of the first period...