Word: elie
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Elis struck back quickly against a tired Crimson, but a costly fumble ended a promising Eli drive on the Crimson 35. Harvard took the ball once more...
McCluskey kept the team on the ground and marched them to a fourth and one situation on the Eli nine. From there Swift took it all the way for the lead touchdown after three minutes of the last period...
...Crimson dominated play in the first half as Femi Olunolyo, the Deacons' center half, and Charlie Hubbard, full-back, consistently kept the ball in Eli territory. Yale was able to mount only one serious scoring threat, a breakaway pass late in the half. But Crimson goalie Mick MacDonald deflected a hard short from the Eli attack to preserve Kirkland's lead...
...under clear, sunny skies, the game failed to match the ideal weather conditions, Only occasional displays of accurate passing and hard shooting enlivened an otherwise sloppy and dull contest. Yale, in fact, managed to control the play for most of the game, but Harvard's strong defense prevented more Eli scoring...
Only in the final minutes did the two teams remember they were playing soccer, and then they kept the crowd on its feet for the last seven minutes. Excellent play by Lou Williams, Terry Winslow, and a last-minute save by Larry Coburn kept the Eli attack from scoring in the closing seconds...