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...another heart-breaking, "almost-not-quite" battle the Crimson quintet failed to hold its early lead, and succumbed to Yale 27 to 23 last night. An unbelievable succession of long-range goals by Pite in the closing minutes put the Blue to the fore and Harvard's desperate rally fell two baskets short of a tie as the final whistle blew...
...redoubtable Pite seemed to possess a mania for shooting whenever he got his hands on the ball and his desire for individual glory hampered his team's progress. The Yale attack improved, however, as the game aged and the excellent play of Suisman and Haas cut down the Crimson lead. Rudofsky countered with two baskets, one after receiving a bullet-like pass from Smith, and Harvard was ahead 15 to 12 at half time...
...Crimson jubilation was short- lived, for the second half quickly took on a decidedly Blue tinge. The heroic efforts of the Harvard defense, particularly Rudofsky, still halted the Eli attackers at a respectable distance from the basket and forced them to resort to mid-court shots. Pite's luck changed, however, and the same sort of long-distance pot-shots which had gone wild in the first half now began to drop through the hoop with disconcerting regularity...
...summary: Harvard Yale Smith, r.f. l.g., Haas, Giblin Gordon, l.f. l.g., Giblin, Haas Rauh, Combs, c. c., Clarke, Luman Samborski, Black, r.g. l.f., Suisman Rudofsky, l.g. r.f., Pite...
...Blue outfit is far more dangerous than it's season's percentage of seven wins and six losses would indicate. Though now in the League cellar, Yale is still potentially the same powerful aggregation that won the championship a year ago. Pite and Suisman, sensational forwards of last season, are still in the lineup, and Captain Haas is as brilliant a guard as ever. Clarke at center and Giblin at guard were the leading players of the 1926 Freshman five. Luman and Stevens of football fame are the outstanding reserves...