Word: jumbos
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...honors about equally divided between the two teams with each side missing several good chances to score. In the second quarter, however, the Crimson booters took command and were passing at the Blue's goal mouth continuously with shot after shot being turned aside by Bob Kline, the Jumbo goalie...
...next time the Crimson got its hands on the ball, which was almost immediately after its second kickoff, Farrell sparked the club to a touchdown in three plays from the Tufts 35. Another Farrell-to-Fitz pass did the trick from the Jumbo 25. Harrison again converted...
...Crimson came rolling on after another ineffectual Tufts series of plays, out the attack again stalled on the Jumbo 1. Another attempted Tufts reverse wound up with guard Bill Byrnes pinning a Medford back in the end zone, and the half ended with Harvard in front...
Boasting 14 returning lettermen, the Jumbos will bring to the Stadium a team far more mature than the aggregation which edged out an informal Harvard eleven by a 7-0 score last fall. The roster abounds with 24-and 25-year olds, many of whom have been hardened by service experiences, and the combined tonnage of the Jumbo line comes close to the distance between two stars...
...Heftiest Jumbo of them all is tackle Charlie Berndt, who strains the scales with a fighting weight of 235. The 6 foot 4 1/2 Sophomore a former Medford High star is remarkably fast for a man of his tonnage. Flanking him at end is fleet Phil Barnhart, who is also New England, intercollegiate champ in the 220-yard dash...