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...more sensational contests in this long series was the 50th anniversary meeting in 1932. A fired-up Big Green squad played the Crimson to a standstill for most of the game. Harvard's winning break came on the second-half kickoff, when Carl Pescosolido produced a 93-yard runback to provide the decisive tally in a 10-7 victory. As the Crimson put it, "Outrushed, outpassed, and outplayed by the Indians, the Harvard Varsity football team left the Stadium with a whole scalp only by providential intervention...
Quarterback Bill Gundy of the Indians circled left end for six points early in the second quarter, and he threw to Burke in the end zone for two more. The game seemed to be going just about as predicted. But Crimson halfback Chet Boulris returned the second-half kickoff to his own 43, and from there quarterback Charlie Ravenel led a 57-yard touch-down march. Ravenel himself went over from the one-yard line on a fourth down play. The spectators in the stands anxiously awaited the Dartmouth counter-attack...
With one minute left in the half, Wendell, who did not otherwise distinguish himself in the game except for his one fine shot, again had a chance in front of the goal. However, his kick was high, and the half ended with both teams dissatisfied over...
...dominant individual in this period, in which the ball went from one end to the other quite frequently, was little Larry Ekpebu, varsity center forward. Ekpebu was fast and aggressive all day, but especially so in the second half. Often he stole the ball away from a Dartmouth defender and passed down the field only to be beaten by the goalie or another defenseman...
With almost 100 members marching in 1930 it was first possible to attempt the now familiar formations. With the spelling of H-A-R-V-A-R-D and V-E-R-I-T-A-S on the gridiron that year, the Band started its practice of weekly half-time shows. Among the first clarinetists in that group was G. Wright Briggs '31, who has directed the Band since 1953. Anderson, though an alumnus in the thirties, continued to work with the Band by directing and arranging...