Word: puritans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Puritan halfback Norm Hall took a pitchout from quarterback Frank Scanlon late in the third period and swept around right end for 30 yards and a touchdown. Davenport's Bob O'Connell got the Yale score on a five yard sweep around left end with 40 seconds left in the first half. Winthrop was a definite underdog going into the game...
...change. In his first year as Yale mascot, he grew from a friendly canine to a staunch Eli rooter who would stop at nothing to get at players and cheerleaders from opposing teams. At first everyone thought Dan amusing when he snapped, bit, and clawed at Tiger and Puritan alike. But then came a serious turn. Dan suddenly discovered that he didn't really like the sons of Eli so much as he had thought...
...Harvard-Dartmouth football game, several men sporting green blazers and self-conscious looks stole through the Yard. At the right moment, they raced up to John Harvard's statute, splashed the Old Puritan's buckled shoes and delicate ankles with white paint, and fled. Minutes later, a crew of workmen from the Department of Buildings and Grounds emerged from the basement of Harvard Hall with the necessary paint-removing facilities, and hastily took off John's white shoes...
...Puritan touch football team made up for the tackle loss with an 18 to 12 victory over Eliot. Pete Dillingham scored the winning touchdown on the last play of the game after every member of his team had handled the ball...
Earlier in the game, Winthrop had stopped the Bunnies twice within the Puritan's 30-yard line. Winthrop never got beyond the Leverett 40-yard line. The game was marred by several fumbles and intercepted passes on the part of both teams...