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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...running, passing, and receiving of halfback Chet Boulris, had raced to a 16-0 lead early in the second half. But Cornell slowly battled back. The Big Red tallied for the first time in the third quarter after an interference penalty gave them the ball deep in Harvard territory. The visitors scored again midway in the fourth period, on a 26-yard pass from McKelvey to Taylor after Crimson quarterback Charlie Ravenel had fumbled. Still, Cornell had failed on both its extra point attempts, and the varsity's 16-12 margin seemed safe enough. However, the Crimson failed to make...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Anatomy of a Defeat | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

Undergraduates are normally a resilient group, but the parties and dances Saturday evening were just a bit less noisy and cheerful at the beginning of the evening. But as the night progressed, happiness returned. The calm acceptance that is the heritage of the Harvard football fan had begun to assert itself...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Anatomy of a Defeat | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

Perhaps some of that cynicism developed when Latham was himself an undergraduate at Harvard almost thirty years ago. "The sweater still fits," he admits, "but I would hesitate to display the numerals. (Class of 1930). Coming from Brockton High School, "where everybody knew everybody," Latham entered the cold, impersonal atmosphere of Harvard during the lingering days of the Gold Coast...

Author: By Richard E. Ashcraft, | Title: A New England Professor | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

Latham returned to Harvard as an instructor and tutor, received his doctorate, and left in 1940 to accept a teaching position at the University of Minnesota...

Author: By Richard E. Ashcraft, | Title: A New England Professor | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

...team completely dominated the second quarter and even managed to score midway in the third period. Behind 13 to 0, the freshmen recovered a fumble about midfield, then started a series of running plays that carried them to the B.C. oneyard line. There, the Eagle defense tightened and Harvard lost the ball on downs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B.C. Downs Yardlings 33-6 | 10/17/1959 | See Source »

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