Word: elevens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...HAVEN, Nov. 20--For the first time since 1955, Yale beat the Crimson in freshman football, coming from behind to win, 28 to 24. The Yard-lings surprised the unbeaten Bulldog eleven by jumping to a 12-0 lead, but they could not hold on during a seesaw second half in which Yale piled up 19 points...
There was nothing else very surprising about Yale's large margin of victory, although the vaunted Bulldogs' point total was their highest against a Crimson eleven since 1884. Harvard bounced back the next year, in 1953, however, and surprised an equally respected Yale team, 13 to 0. The Crimson followed again the next year with a 13-9 upset over the Eli squad that seemed headed for Ivy title...
...tied, 0 to 0. Booth completed a pass deep in Crimson territory, and seconds later drop-kicked the ball between the uprights to give Yale a 3-0 margin, which soon became the final score. After three years of struggles, Booths had finally seen his Elis defeat a Harvard eleven...
Last year, the varsity roared back from this, its most crushing defeat to score a 28-0 win over the hapless Eli eleven. Quarterback Charlie Ravenel, a brilliant play-caller and runner all day long, gained 105 yards on 16 carries and put the Crimson ahead to stay by going over from the five as the gun sounded to end the first half. Chet Boulris, Larry Repsher, and Albie Cullen, all of whom will see action tomorrow, scored second-half touchdowns as Harvard won The Game for the first time in four seasons...
Rarely has so much been at shake in a Harvard-Yale contest. The desire for victory is always strong in The Game, and the Bulldogs will be out to avenge last year's 1-0 defeat at the hands of the varsity. For the senior-studded Harvard eleven, a win today would be a fitting climax to a surprisingly successful season...