Word: elies
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Yardling squad crushed the Bulldog freshmen, 38 to 18, in an unofficial inter-college contest, while Winthrop defeated Trumbull College, the Eli title holders, by a score of 36 to 12. In both games, all six members of each Crimson team went over for touchdowns...
...sophomore quarterback Ed Molloy, who gave up Drill's interception soon after replacing injured Yale starter Jim Ryan, grew disheartened, Eli coach Herman Hickman advised, "You pitch them out, kid, and I'll start heading out of town. We've got nothing to lose now--not even a reputation." Molloy then completed four out of five passes for 65 yards and the tying touchdown...
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...
...game may be won or lost in the middle of the field, where Eli halfbacks George Sheeley and Mike Bradley have performed brilliantly all season long...
...this contest, left wing Larry Ekpebu will pose the biggest threat to the Eli defense. With the middle blocked up, the varsity must rely on its wings, and Ekepebu could break the game wide open if he comes up with one of his spectacular shows of dribbling and shooting. Right wing Dick McIntosh is hardly a scoring menace, but his mid-field dribbling skill will be indispensable...