Word: marylands
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...point of fact, given in complete impartiality, is essential to an appreciation of the pre-game standing of the two teams. The World Almanac of 147, in giving the student attendance of United States Colleges, lists in part; "Harvard 4.028: Western Maryland 575." There is perhaps no more eloquent evaluation of the odds which as underdogs, the visitors must overcome...
...probable starting lineups: HARVARD W. MARYLAND Coulson (185) le Cotter (195) Houston (200) lf Paul (198) Drennan (190) lg Margarita (186) Stone (180) e Bright (185) Rodis (210) rg Anderson (195) Pierce (215) rf Corletto (205) Kennedy (170) re Piavis (172) O'Dennell (160) qb Gianelli (155) Kenary (180) lhb Formwalt (185) Gannoft (180) rhb Lathrom (168) Moravee (200) fb Corrado...
...Which one? Great Heavens, are you mad?" With these magisterial words a bowler-lidded Brahmin in the pages of this week's New Yorker indicates a preference for the Crimson banner over the green and gold of Western Maryland. If you put the same first question in cold cash to a sporting speculator last night as to the outcome of this afternoon's Stadium encounter you could probably have come up with 25 to 1 for the long shot. You'd also be mightly lonesome...
...least of all Coach Dick Harlow, writes off a game until the final whistic. But even this cagey sage has reason to believe that his traditional November strength is in for a premature September birth. Wise money has it that Western Maryland should get its coonskin hat handed to it with a Mason-Dixon head in it while the Crimson first team is exchanging pleasantries in the showers...
...optimistic prognostication, the Westminster outfit is still something of an unknown quantity in these parts. In 73 years of Cantab football. Western Maryland and Harvard have never met across a ten table or a football. The cynic of Mr. Peter Arno's cartoon would like to know, along with some other people, why this hoary tradition merits interruption. Actually there are more inter-connections between the two squads than in any ancient ivied rivalry...