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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Last Yale point was tallied by manager Chuck Yeager, on a pass from quarterback Ed Molloy. Coach Jordan Oliver had slipped his little manager into the game for one play, and Yeager, wearing No. 99, went almost unnoticed as he caught the aerial on the one-yard line and went over for the score...
...Game no longer decides the national championship, as it did for so many years. Nor does the Harvard-Yale contest now pit the country's greatest players against each other in head-to-head competition, as was the case for three fabulous seasons between 1929 and 1931. In those last glorious days of football at the two colleges Crimson quarterback Barry Wood and Eli halfback Albie Booth staged battles that were watched by every sport fan in the land. Still, when the ancient opponents take the field each year, a certain element exists which the trumped-up "big-time" clashes...
...initial encounter, as the sophomore quarter back kicked the extra point and field goal that gave the Crimson its 10-6 margin. But even in defeat Booth stood out: only an amazing grab by Bill Ticknor prevented the diminutive halfback from scoring the winning touchdown on a brilliant, last-ditch effort...
...Crimson, The Game is important to its League status, although a 16-6 mistake last Saturday afternoon made first place out of reach. A win would mean a respectable third-place tie with Yale. And a loss--perish the thought--would result in a less than .500 record--no improvement over last year...
...starting backfield, one of Harvard's best running trios, will be making its last appearance this Saturday at the Bowl. Chet Boulris, Sam Halaby, and Albie Cullen will close out illustrious gridiron careers. Also playing their last games in Harvard uniforms will be guards Jerry Weidler and George Waterman...