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...Freshmen showed a fighting spirit throughout defeat that was a credit to S. L. Chase 3L., their coach. Yale's attack was too strong for the 1927 players. Mainly due to the efforts of Leekley on the offense and Hesse on the defense the first year men were able to hold the Blue to an 11-9 score during the first half...
...sufficient margin to win the game. This was due to the superb efforts of their captain, Coleman, and Simmens. Jones, who played a good game for the Blue, failed to scintillate due to his being so well covered by Captain Lightbourn of the Crimson quintet. The showing of Leekley, who tossed two field goals and six fouls through the basket, is all the more remarkable because he had just come from a sick...
Score, Yale 29, Harvard 19. Goals from the floor, Leekley 2, Lightbourn 2, Eaton, Malick, Coleman 4, Simmens 3, Carmody 2, Jones 2. Goals from fouls. Leekley 6, Lightbourn, Simmens 4, Coleman, Gaisser, Jones. Referee, Waters. Time, two 20-minute halves. Harvard Yale Leekley, McCrum, r.f. l.g., Coleman (capt.) Eaton, Eby, l.f. r.g., Gaisser, Carmody, Pardy Malick; de Ravignon, c. c., Simmens Hesse, Linn, r.g. l.f., Herzberg, Verrill Lightbourn (capt.), l.g. r.f., Jones, Spear
Harvard Yale 1927 Leekley. l.f r.g., Gaisser Eaton, r.f. l.g., Coleman Malick, c. c., Kline Lightbourne, l.g. l.f.Simmens Hesse, r.g. r.f., Jones...
Comparative scores seem to give a slight advantage to the Eli yearlings, but Coach Chase believes the big floor at New Haven will be a big aid to his men, pointing to their achievement of holding Exeter to a low score although Leekley was not playing. There is some doubt whether Eaton or Kby will start at forward and it is not likely the final decision will be made until the game be gins...