Word: harvard
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fourth quarter in last Saturday's football game, Cornell fullback Phil Taylor took a pass from quarterback Dave McKelvey, got past two Harvard defenders, and scored on a 76-yard touchdown play that put the Big Red ahead for the first time all afternoon, 18 to 16. It hardly mattered that McKelvey passed to John Sadusky in the end zone for two more points; the varsity had lost after building up a seemingly insurmountable lead. The defeat, shocking and demoralizing in its suddenness, had a profound effect on players, coaches, and spectators that did not disappear for a long time...
...fight must be carried beyond the liberal Senators and Cabinet members to the conservatives who are as yet unconvinced that those who oppose the oath have any real political strength. It will involve Harvard in the kind of politics and national campaigning which educators have traditionally disdained. The CEP vote is commendable, but only one step in a long, difficult campaign...
...team has been spirited and active in practice this week and seems ready. But Harvard scouts have told coach John Yoviscin that "Columbia can beat any team in the League on any afternoon." Columbia has one of the League's top passers, Tom Vassell, at quarterback, although Yale's line last weekend rushed him so effectively that he completed only four passes in 20 tries...
...outweigh the Crimson by as muc has 30 pounds a man, but Harvard will probably have an advantage in speed. Last Saturday in the Yardlings' 38-20 win over Tufts, for example, Hobie Armstrong at left half ran back two punts, both for touchdowns, and carried a pass 30 yards for a third tally. Chuck Taylor at right half also ran well; and Bill Hatch, playing second-string right half, scored a touchdown from the 20-yard line...
...been practicing since Sept. 1, while Harvard has had only about two weeks of preparation, so today's game should be a real test for the Yardlings. Henry Lamar, freshman coach, said that a win today would mean that the Crimson freshman team is probably well-prepared for Ivy League competition, which starts on Oct. 24 with an away game against Dartmouth...